Bomber

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’mÉ™(r)

{1} + -er

Full definition of bomber

Noun

1. A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
2. A person who makes and detonates bombs.
3. bomber jacket
• 2012, Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world (in The Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2012)http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/nov/15/mumford-sons-biggest-band-worldFirst singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt. Next bearded banjo player Winston Marshall, his blue flannel shirt hanging loose, and pianist Ben Lovett, wrapped in a woollen coat.
4. (US) a 22-ounce beer bottle

Derived terms

• bomber jacket
• suicide bomber
• stealth bomber
• superbomber
• torpedo bomber

Related terms

• bombardier

A shortened form of bombproof.

Adjective

1. (climbing, slang) Completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear (n.b. the forms "more bomber" or "most bomber" are unusual).

Anagrams

• mobber