'Boomer' definitions:
Definition of 'boomer'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" [syn: baby boomer, boomer]
Definition of 'Boomer'
From: GCIDE
- Boomer \Boom"er\, n.
- 1. One who, or that which, booms. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A North American rodent, so named because it is said to make a booming noise. See Sewellel. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) A large male kangaroo. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'boomer'
From: GCIDE
- Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.) A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent (Haplodon rufus), native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States. It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the family Haplodontidae. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver. [1913 Webster]