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Definitions for Bloomer

[1] a costume for women, advocated about 1850 by Amelia Jenks Bloomer, consisting of a short skirt, loose trousers gathered and buttoned at the ankle, and often a coat and a wide hat.
[2] bloomers, (used with a plural verb ) loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women as part of a gymnasium, riding, or other sports outfit. women's underpants of similar, but less bulky, design. the trousers of a bloomer costume. any of various women's garments with full-cut legs gathered at the bottom edge.
[3] (of a woman's garment) having full-cut legs gathered at the bottom edge: bloomer shorts.
[4] a plant that blooms: a night bloomer.
[5] a person who develops skills, abilities, interests, etc., commensurate with his or her capacities: a quiet, methodical child who became a late bloomer.
[6] a foolish mistake; blunder.
[7] Amelia Jenks [jengks] /dʒɛŋks/ , 1818–94, U.S. social reformer and women's-rights leader.
[8] a plant that flowers, esp in a specified way a night bloomer
[9] British informal a stupid mistake; blunder
[10] British a medium-sized loaf, baked on the sole of the oven, glazed and notched on top

Words related to Bloomer

goof, blooper, stumble, muff, fumble, error, boner, bungle, mistake

Words nearby Bloomer

bloody-nosed beetle, blooey, blook, bloom, bloomed, bloomer, bloomers, bloomery, bloomfield, bloomfieldian, blooming

Origin of Bloomer

31885–90; bloom(ing) (as euphemism for bloody) + -er1

Word origin for Bloomer

C20: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Bloomer

blooper, boner, bungle, error, fumble, goof, mistake, muff, stumble, faux pas