bomber

noun

bomb·​er ˈbä-mər 

1

: one that bombs

specifically : an airplane designed for bombing

2

: bomber jacket

3

: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball

Examples of bomber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then came the concocted bomber gap and missile gap with the Soviet Union, the hyperinflated danger of Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Laos, and the fraudulent claim that publication of the classified Pentagon Papers would kill U.S. diplomacy and prolong the Vietnam War. —Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024

Photocopied pages from it were found in Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh’s getaway car when he was apprehended by law enforcement. —Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024

Oversized Leather Bomber $658 $434 Reformation Thanks to a rare sitewide Reformation Black Friday sale, this all-leather bomber is a slick 25% off. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, pilots of an Su-34 bomber of the Russian air force fly at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. —Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bomber

• bomber jacket
• fighter-bomber
• review-bomber
• suicide bomber
• torpedo bomber

Kids Definition

bomber

noun

bomb·​er ˈbäm-ər 

: one that bombs

especially : an airplane designed for dropping bombs