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boomer

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boom·er  (bmr)
n.
1. Informal A nuclear submarine armed with ballistic missiles.
2. Informal A baby boomer.
3. A transient worker, especially in bridge construction.
4. Australian A large, fully grown male kangaroo.
boomer
Noun
Austral a large male kangaroo
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Noun1.boomer - a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
baby boomer
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
baby boom, baby-boom generation - the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II


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It was a shocking bad wound, began the whale-surgeon; and, taking my advice, Captain Boomer here, stood our old Sammy-- Samuel Enderby is the name of my ship, interrupted the one-armed captain, addressing Ahab; go on, boy.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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