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boomer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 Haplodontid[ae]. Called also boomer, showt'l, and mountain beaver.
Wiktionary
n. 1 An adult male kangaroo. 2 A baby boomer. 3 (context US mainly 1920-1930 English) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work. 4 (context US nautical military slang English) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN. 5 (context UK English) The bittern. 6 (lb en Appalachia) A red squirrel.
WordNet
n. a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers" [syn: baby boomer]
Wikipedia
Boomer may refer to:
Boomer is the official mascot of the Indiana Pacers, a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He appears at each of the Pacers' home games, at special events for the NBA, as well as at other community & sporting events in central Indiana.
Boomer was introduced before the start of the 1991 NBA season. Boomer is a tall energetic cat, sometimes called the "Pacers panther", who performs high flying dunks and dance moves in addition to firing up the crowd attending games. He wears a #00 Pacers jersey and is one of the more accomplished NBA mascots, being selected for several NBA All-Star Games.
Bowser was a former mascot, in canine form, who worked in tandem with Boomer. The duo was broken up when Bowser was retired during the 2009-2010 season, after 8 years in the business.
Mini-Boomer is a smaller, more youthful version of Boomer, presumably his "offspring", that performs with him at select games.
Pacers Power Pack are a group of young men who perform trampoline-assisted slam dunks with Boomer during the break before the fourth quarter of home games, as well as assisting him in firing up the crowd throughout the contests.
Boomer is the surname of:
- Bill Boomer, former head coach of the men's swim team at the University of Rochester
- Garth Boomer (died 1993), an influential educationalist working in Australia
- George Boomer (1862–1915), American socialist journalist, newspaper editor, and political activist
- George B. Boomer (1832–1863), Union Army colonel in the American Civil War
- Harry Boomer, newscaster for WOIO news in Cleveland, Ohio
- Jørgine Boomer (1887–1971), Norwegian-American businesswoman and entrepreneur
- Linwood Boomer, Canadian television producer
- Walter E. Boomer (born 1938), retired former four-star general and Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps and business executive
Boomer is the nickname of:
- Bobby Baun (born 1936), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
- Chris Berman (born 1955), American sportscaster
- Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American former Major League Baseball player
- Boomer Castleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Boomer Esiason (born 1961), American former National Football League quarterback
- Boomer Grigsby (born 1981), American football fullback
- Jerry Groom (1929-2008), American football player
- Brent Harvey (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
- Charles Nicholl (1870-1939), Welsh rugby union player
- Boomer Phillips (born 1977), Canadian comedian and television personality
- George Scott (first baseman) (1944-2013), American Major League Baseball player
- Vince Scott (1925-1992), Canadian football player
- John Dickson Stufflebeem (born 1952), retired US Navy vice admiral
- George Anthony Walkem (1834-1908), Canadian politician and jurist
- David Wells (born 1963), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Greg Wells (baseball) (born 1954), American former Major League Baseball player
- Emily Lagesse (born 1997), American college softball player
Usage examples of "boomer".
Doubtlessly, she would leave Jerusalem along with Boomer, although her curiosity about the new dimension of being that was aborning there had hardly been satisfied.
After considering the new rules associated with the baby boomer niche, the advertisement illustrated an environment of serenity with a grandfather playing with the grandchild.
In addition to the frog tongue, in whose banderole she painted a fly, Ellen Cherry gave Boomer the black, bumpy tongue of a chow dog.
Christmas Eve entry into the nonstop espresso machine of Manhattan, she had whited out with gesso all the nude portraits of Boomer Petway.
Boomer, you go back and get Haals and the wounded, bring them back here.
Sunday, February 9, we fetched Minnie, Lightening, Orah, Kirk, Essie, Abe, Moose, Pete, Boomer, Bandit, Scamp, Taro, and, just in case, Gilbert.
When she went off to art college the following autumn, she would never see ol' Boomer again, she was convinced, and that was fine with her.
For example, an orthodontist near my home decided that the baby boomer niche represented a viable secondary market for his practice, the primary market being teenagers and young adults.
More important, it was the manifestation of the turkey, the squealy, swoony surprise of the creation of the turkey, that had precipitated the marriage: the groom, Boomer Petway, had used the turkey to trick the bride, Ellen Cherry Charles, into marrying him.
So I see a huge profit potential in a chain of medical centers for aging Boomer guys called Touchless Health Care.
Boomer would ball her with bravura once he got homealthough the hour of his homecomings seemed to be inching steadily in the direction of sunrise.
Other than higher education, my search for meaning led me to read many of the popular books that were currently reflecting the baby boomer midlife consciousness.
The room was too big for anything really direct like sub-bass boomers, squarks or miniclicks.
His widow sold their house and moved in with a sister, but not before signing over the Airstream to Boomer.
Each morning before he went to work, Boomer would stand in his driveway, hands on his hips, scrutinize the Airstream, and shake his head.