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boomer

/ˈbu.mɚ/ noun B2
  1. Something that makes a booming sound.
  2. A device used to bind or tighten chain.
  3. A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN. (US, informal)
  4. An adult male kangaroo.
  5. A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
  6. A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).
  7. In realtime strategy games, a player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
  8. A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work. (US)

Plural boomers

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