Boomer

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Boomer, NC
    Zip code(s): 28606