boomer

noun13

1. •
   Something that makes a booming sound.

   • That's when the Rev let loose one of those great big boomers of a laugh. It was so loud in the closed space, the effect was what Wes imagined it felt like to hear a bullet fired in a car. — 2010
2. •
   (informal) A baby boomer.

   • Boomers came of age in the era of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
3. •
   (slang, offensive) An elderly person, regardless of generation.

   • I'm going to be a boomer by the time this thing is over.
4. •
   (slang, disapproving) A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.

   • I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone.
5. •
   (US, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.

   • 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. — 1990
6. •
   An adult male kangaroo.
7. •
   (US) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
8. •
   A techno-optimist, in particular concerning artificial intelligence.
9. •
   A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.

   • you and i both know that there are some boomers out there who'll consistently hit bronze @ 16ish and assuming they have protected themselves correctly, are some tough players. — 1999
10. •
    A device used to bind or tighten chain.
11. •
    (UK) A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.).
12. •
    (Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
13. •
    A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).

noun1

1. •
   (US, historical) A member of a 19th century movement which campaigned for the opening of "Unassigned Lands" within the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) for settlement.

   • Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself. — 1930