boomer

noun

boom·​er ˈbü-mər 

1

: one that booms

2

: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area

3

: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)

4

: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer

Examples of boomer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For Gen Z Colleague By Alyce Collins Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A Generation Z woman has implored people to make friends with their senior co-workers, after revealing the adorable gesture her boomer colleague does for her every day. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

Utopia’s head of marketing and distribution Kyle Greenberg says the Film Forum audience is multigenerational from Gen Z to boomers checking out the film with long lines and strong walk-up traffic. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 May 2025

Over the past few years, generational warfare has only ramped up—so much so that it’s become boring to even reference: Gen Z hating on millennials for being cringe, millennials hating on Gen Z for being puritanical, and everyone hating on boomers for being, well, boomers. —Daisy Jones, Vogue, 3 May 2025

Seventy percent of the age group expressed concern, followed by 61% of boomers. —Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing boomer

• baby boomer

Rhymes for boomer

• humor
• humour
• plumer
• rumor
• rumour
• tumor
• tumour
• antitumor
• pseudotumor
• consumer
• perfumer