boomer

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːmə(r)

Noun

boomer (plural boomers)

1. An adult male kangaroo.
2. A baby boomer.
3. (US, mainly 1920-1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
4. (US, nautical, military, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
   • 1990, The Hunt For Red October:

     Distant contact, probably submerged. It's a wild guess, but I'd say we hit a boomer coming out of the barn. Could be a missile boat out of Polijarny.

5. (UK) The bittern.

Derived terms

• baby boomer
• echo boomer
• grandboomer