boomer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

boomer
    n 1: a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they
         expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
         [syn: {baby boomer}, {boomer}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
   A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent ({Haplodon rufus}),
   native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States.
   It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a
   rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and
   its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the
   family {Haplodontidae}. Called also {boomer}, {showt'l}, and
   {mountain beaver}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Boomer \Boom"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, booms.
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   2. (Zool.) A North American rodent, so named because it is
      said to make a booming noise. See {Sewellel}.
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   3. (Zool.) A large male kangaroo.
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   4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.]
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Boomer, NC
  Zip code(s): 28606