English Dictionary

boomer

/ˈbuːmə(ɹ)/

noun

An adult male kangaroo. / Something that makes a booming sound. / (US, mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.

I saw a boomer hopping in the field.

意味（1）

An adult male kangaroo.

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(US, mainly 1920–1930) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.

意味（4）

A device used to bind or tighten chain.

意味（5）

(US, nautical, military, 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.

意味（6）

(UK) A bittern (subfamily Botaurinae).

意味（7）

(Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).

意味（8）

A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).