"Boomer" meaning in English

See Boomer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Boomers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Boomer (plural Boomers)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Boomer-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: Boomers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Boomer (plural Boomers)
  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. Tags: US, historical Coordinate_terms: Sooner
    Sense id: en-Boomer-en-noun-M-jNJNPh Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 92 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 85 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 87 1
  2. Alternative letter-case form of boomer. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: boomer Related terms: boomerism
    Sense id: en-Boomer-en-noun-w-vdKC9A
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Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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