bomber en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɑmɚ/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor. Latin bombusder. Italian bombabor. French bombebor. English bomb Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bomber From bomb + -er.
Meanings
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A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
As many as 100,000 Japanese people were killed and another million injured, most of them civilians, when more than 300 American B-29 bombers dropped 1,500 tons of firebombs on the Japanese capital that night.
2020 March 7, Brad Lendon and Emiko Jozuka, “History’s deadliest air raid happened in Tokyo during World War II and you’ve probably never heard of it”, in CNN:B-2 bombers are the only plane capable of carrying the Massive Ordinance Penetrator, which experts have highlighted as the only type of bomb potentially capable of destroying Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear facility. Each B-2 bomber is able to carry two of these “bunker buster” bombs, which weigh an impressive 30,000 pounds each.
2025 June 21, Thomas Bordeaux, Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, “US moves B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran options”, in CNN:
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A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
The nail bomber who killed three people and injured dozens of others in a terrifying campaign last spring told police he was a homophobic Nazi, and that he hoped the explosions would "set fire to the country and stir up a racial war", the Old Bailey heard yesterday.
2000 June 6, Nick Hopkins, “The bomber who tried to unleash a race war”, in The Guardian:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of bomber jacket.
alt of bomber jacket
First singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt.[…]
2012 November 15, Tom Lamont, “How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world”, in The Guardian:A few years ago, the leather bomber was a gold mine for retailers and a gravy train for vendors. Consumers were crazy for them.
1991 March 18, Jeff Black, “The Bomber Jacket Is Taking Lots of Flak”, in DNR, volume 21, number 53, →ISSN, page 13:
- (US, slang) A 22-ounce beer bottle.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of graffiti bomber.
alt of graffiti bomber
To bomb the system is to saturate MTA subway cars with one's signatures. ln the 1980s, certain writers were identified as bombers because they had mastered all disciplines of the form: insides, throw-ups, window-downs, top-to-bottoms, […]
2002, Ivor Miller, Aerosol kingdom: subway painters of New York City, page 195:
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(slang) A large cannabis cigarette.
In Canada, marihuana cigarettes rarely contain any tobacco, and may vary in size from a few hundred milligrams up to a several gram "bomber."
2011, Vera Rubin, Cannabis and Culture, page 510:That night, I swallowed the last of my pain pills, smoked a bomber, and let the drugs carry me away.
2017, Thomas Conrad, The Reunion:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bombers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nail bomber · black bomber · brown bomber · medium bomber · bomber gap · love bomber · Obomber · borate bomber · strategic bomber · superbomber · suicide bomber · heavy bomber · slurry bomber · bomber-jacketed · ban-the-bomber · bomber's moon · yarn bomber · shoe bomber · Zoombomber · bomber jacket · torpedo bomber · light bomber · stealth bomber · bomber seat · water bomber · dive bomber · skip bomber · shoeicide bomber · A-bomber · fighter-bomber · patrol bomber · biscuit bomber · fighter bomber
Relateds
Synonyms
giggle stick · zol · left-handed cigarette · number · doobie · bun · bone · blunt · juju · torpedo · bifter · muggle · hogger · Camberwell carrot · jay · bifta · doober · spiff · zoot · bogie · phattie · joint · roach · bomber · doinker · toke tube · hooter · reefer · J · fatty · doink · spliff · jazz cigarette · exotic cheroot · doob · jimmy
Translations (89)
be бамбаві́к (aircraft) · sh bombàrdēr (aircraft) · lt bombonešis (aircraft) · fr bombardier (aircraft) · ru бомбардиро́вщик (aircraft) · ca bombarder (aircraft) · it bombardiere (aircraft) · mn бөмбөгдөгч онгоц (aircraft) · hi बमवर्षक (aircraft) · de Bombenflugzeug (aircraft) · vi máy bay ném bom (aircraft) · ms pengebom (person who bombs) · my ဗုံးကြဲလေယာဉ် (aircraft) · sv bombare (person who bombs) · es bombardero (aircraft) · vi oanh tạc cơ (aircraft) · hy ռմբակոծիչ (aircraft) · fr artilleur (person who bombs) · el βομβαρδιστικό (aircraft) · bg бомбаджия (person who bombs) · pt bombista (person who bombs) · kk бомбалаушы (aircraft) · io bombardaviono (aircraft) · lv bumbvedējs (aircraft) · nl bommenwerper (aircraft) · ky бомбалоочу (aircraft) · mn бөмбөгдөгч (aircraft) · ka ბომბდამშენი (aircraft) · hu bombázó (aircraft) · gv bleastaneyr (person who bombs) · az bombardman (aircraft) · az bombardmançı (aircraft) · sh бомба̀рде̄р (aircraft) · fr poseur de bombes (person who bombs) · cmn 投彈手 /投弹手 (person who bombs) · nrf bombeux (aircraft) · fi pommikone (aircraft) · th เครื่องบินทิ้งระเบิด (aircraft) · sk bombardér (aircraft) · ga buamálaí (person who bombs) · pl zamachowiec (person who bombs) · ja 爆撃機 (aircraft) · mk бомбарде́р (aircraft) · da bombefly (aircraft) · ko 폭격기 (aircraft) · ga eitleán buamála (aircraft) · ro bombardier (aircraft) · sl bombnik (aircraft) · de Bombenleger (person who bombs) · mr बाँबफेकी विमान (aircraft) · he מפציץ (aircraft) · cy awyren fomio (aircraft) · el βομβιστής (person who bombs) · it dinamitardo (person who bombs) · gv bleastaneyr (aircraft) · nn bombefly (aircraft) · it attentatore (person who bombs) · pt bombardeiro (aircraft) · ar قَاذِفَة قَنَابِل (aircraft) · cmn 轟炸機 /轰炸机 (aircraft) · es terrorista m or f que pone bombas (person who bombs) · tr bombacı (person who bombs) · fa بمبافکن (aircraft) · ru бомби́ст (person who bombs) · mk бо́мбаш (person who bombs) · nb bombefly (aircraft) · sv bombman (person who bombs) · pl samolot bombowy (aircraft) · fi pommittaja (person who bombs) · pl bombowiec (aircraft) · eo bombardero (aircraft) · is sprengjuflugvél (aircraft) · bg бомбардировач (aircraft) · haw mokulele hoʻopahū (aircraft) · nv chidí naatʼaʼí hadah adaʼiiníłígíí (aircraft) · de Bombenlegerin (person who bombs) · fi pommittaja (aircraft) · ro avion de bombardament (aircraft) · ga buamadóir (person who bombs) · ky бомбардировщик (aircraft) · cs bombardér (aircraft) · tr bombardıman uçağı (aircraft) · uk бомбардува́льник (aircraft) · de Bomber (aircraft) · et pommitaja (aircraft) · tt бомбага тотучы (aircraft) · it bombarolo (person who bombs) · ga buamadóir (aircraft) · af bomwerper (aircraft)