Examples of “boomer” in a Sentence

noun A member of the "baby boomer" generation, born roughly between 1946 and 1964.

• These fears have been exacerbated by the recession, which forced many boomers to turn to Social Security earlier than anticipated because of long-term unemployment and financial crises (Johnson and Wilson, 2010a, b). — Melvin Delgado, Baby Boomers of Color … (2015)
• Many boomers are now approaching retirement.
• Boomers came of age in the era of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

noun An older person, used informally and sometimes dismissively regardless of actual generation.

• I'm going to be a boomer by the time this thing is over.
• Stop being such a boomer about texting.