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Definitions for Boomer

[1] a person or thing that booms.
[2] a person who settles in areas or towns that are booming.
[3] Informal . baby boomer.
[4] Informal . a wandering or migratory worker; hobo.
[5] a period of sudden and decisive economic growth: July was a boomer for the retail trade.
[6] Informal . a person, fad, etc., that enjoys a brief popularity or financial success: A new group of boomers made this season's hit record.
[7] an enthusiastic supporter; booster: The boomers tell us our town can double its size.
[8] Australian . a fully grown male kangaroo, especially a large one.
[9] to make a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
[10] to move with a resounding rush or great impetus.
[11] to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously, as a business or a city: Her business is booming since she enlarged the store.
[12] to give forth with a booming sound (often followed by out ): The clock boomed out nine.
[13] to boost; campaign for vigorously: His followers are booming George for mayor.
[14] a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
[15] the resonant cry of a bird or animal.
[16] a buzzing, humming, or droning, as of a bee or beetle.
[17] a rapid increase in price, development, numbers, etc.: a boom in housing construction.
[18] a period of rapid economic growth, prosperity, high wages and prices, and relatively full employment.
[19] a rise in popularity, as of a political candidate.
[20] caused by or characteristic of a boom: boom prices.
[21] Australian a large male kangaroo
[22] Australian and NZ informal anything exceptionally large
[23] to make a deep prolonged resonant sound, as of thunder or artillery fire
[24] to prosper or cause to prosper vigorously and rapidly business boomed
[25] a deep prolonged resonant sound the boom of the sea
[26] the cry of certain animals, esp the bittern
[27] a period of high economic growth characterized by rising wages, profits, and prices, full employment, and high levels of investment, trade, and other economic activity Compare depression (def. 5)
[28] any similar period of high activity
[29] the activity itself a baby boom
[30] nautical a spar to which a sail is fastened to control its position relative to the wind
[31] a beam or spar pivoting at the foot of the mast of a derrick, controlling the distance from the mast at which a load is lifted or lowered
[32] a pole, usually extensible, carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set
[33] a barrier across a waterway, usually consisting of a chain of connected floating logs, to confine free-floating logs, protect a harbour from attack, etc the area so barred off

Words nearby Boomer

boom shot, boom town, boom, sonic, boom-and-bust, boom-or-bust, boomer, boomer state, boomerang, boomerang kid, boomie, boomkin

Origin of Boomer

11400–50; 1910–15 for def 10 ; late Middle English bombon, bummyn to buzz; cognate with Dutch bommen, German bummen, orig. imitative

Other words from Boomer

boom·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Boomer

C16: from Dutch boom tree, beam