boomer

== English == === Pronunciation === (MLE) IPA(key): /ˈbymɑ/ IPA(key): /ˈbuːmə(ɹ)/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbuːmə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbumɚ/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈbʉːmə/ Rhymes: -uːmə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From boom +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== boomer (plural boomers) Something that makes a booming sound. A device used to bind or tighten chain. Synonym: chain binder (US, nautical, military, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN. (UK) A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.). An adult male kangaroo. (Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa). Synonyms: mountain beaver, chehalis (realtime strategy games) A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence. 2008 June 12, Kresten Toftgaard Andersen, Anders Buch, Dennis Dahl Christensen & Dung Tran, "Reinforcement Learning in RTS games" (master thesis), page 51. 2008 July 13-15, Jin Park, Du Zhang & Meiliu Lu, "An intelligent agent for the game of Age of Mythology: the Titans", 2008 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, page 93. (US, historical) Alternative letter-case form of Boomer (“Oklahoma settler”). (US, mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work. A techno-optimist, in particular concerning artificial intelligence. Antonym: doomer ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Ellipsis of baby boomer. ==== Noun ==== boomer (plural boomers) (informal) A baby boomer. Alternative form: Boomer Coordinate term: zoomer (by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) An elderly person, regardless of generation. (by extension, slang, sometimes derogatory) A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== === References === “boomer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Broome == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed English boomer, a clipping of baby boomer. Equivalent to boom +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuː.mər/ Hyphenation: boo‧mer === Noun === boomer m (plural boomers, no diminutive) (informal) a baby boomer, stereotypically associated with selfish or old-fashioned ideas [from ca. 2000] == French == === Etymology === Borrowed English boomer, a clipping of baby boomer; mainly through the expression OK, boomer. Equivalent to boom +‎ -eur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.mœʁ/ === Noun === boomer m (plural boomers, feminine boomeuse) (Internet slang) a baby boomer, an old person stereotypically portrayed as ignorant of new technology or modern concepts == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English boomer. === Noun === boomer m (invariable) boomer == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English boomer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbu.mɛr/ Rhymes: -umɛr Syllabification: boo‧mer === Noun === boomer m pers (derogatory, Internet slang) boomer (person who does not know how to utilize new technologies well) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === boomer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN boomer in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Turkish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English boomer, a clipping of baby boomer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuː.mɯɹ/ === Noun === boomer (definite accusative boomerı, plural boomerlar) (slang) boomer, baby boomer ==== Declension ====