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boomer¹ Definition

boomer (bo̵̅o̅mər)

noun

Etymology: < boom

Informal a worker, as in bridge construction, who travels about, working for different employers

boomer² Definition

boomer (bo̵̅o̅mər)

noun

baby boomer

boomer Usage Examples

Possessives

  • generation: The number of American pensions is rising rapidly as the ' baby boomer ' generation reaches retirement age.
  • retirement: That trend will accelerate as the post war 'baby boomers ' reach retirement.

Converse of object

  • age: He says aging baby boomers will insist on cars and trucks that take their diminished hearing, vision and physical abilities into consideration.
  • have: Shriver has smug liberal baby boomers in her crosshairs and Kevin is a chillingly good shot.
  • retire: So with an upcoming wave of retiring baby boomers they need to have long-term safe investments.

Adjective modifier

  • 'baby: Population changes are predicted over the coming years as the 'baby boomer - age wave ' grows older.
  • most: For most boomers, their inheritance will be the largest single financial transaction most they will ever handle.
  • post-war: And the NHS has ample time to prepare for when the post-war baby boomers reach their 80s.
  • Many: Many boomers also have some hippie clothes stashed somewhere.
  • liberal: And it seems that affluent, liberal baby boomers, like you Prospect readers, retain a disproportionate influence over the country's affairs.
  • young: End a career younger baby boomers their own risk.

Modifies a noun

  • generation: To date, over 60,000 people from the baby boomer generation have responded to a survey called Have Your Say.
  • age: Through this benefit annual benefits which baby boomers age sense it pays.
  • retirement: This is a question being asked by a growing number of people as the baby boomer generation approaches retirement.

Noun used with modifier

  • baby: Baby boomers like me made money by gearing up to buy property in London in the 1970s, for two rather lucky reasons.
  • post: That trend will accelerate as the post war 'baby boomers ' reach retirement.
  • war: That trend will accelerate as the post war 'baby boomers ' reach retirement.
  • insurance: Massive california child health insurance program baby boomer file a lawsuit structural access to disabilities be able.
  • health: Massive california child health insurance program baby boomer file a lawsuit structural access to disabilities be able.
  • counter-culture: According to their guru, Howard Rheingold, the values of the counter-culture baby boomers are shaping the development of new information technologies.

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