boomer

noun

boom·er ˈbü-mər

: one that booms

: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area

: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)

: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer

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While a majority of the Senate is still from the baby boom generation, Gen X membership in the House now exceeds that of boomers for the first time: More than 180 representatives are from Gen X, and 170 are boomers. —

Joe Murphy, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 On several dating platforms, boomers (individuals aged 59 to 72) were actually the fastest growing userbase. —

Jason Parham, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024 Much of the debt incurred during his presidency resulted from actions beyond his immediate control, including a swelling retirement wave of boomers, which placed stress on the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. —

Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 With boomers occupying one end of the scale and millennials way out on the other end, this brings into question where Generation X sits. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boomer