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Bomber

Bomber

See also: bomber

German

Noun

Bomber m (genitive Bombers, plural Bomber)

  1. bomber (aircraft designed to drop bombs)

Derived terms

  • Rosinenbomber

Declension

bomber

bomber

See also: Bomber

English

Noun

bomber (plural bombers)

Halifax Bomber of the Canadian Forces
  1. A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
  2. A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
  3. A bomber jacket.
    • 2012 November 15, Tom Lamont, How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world (in The Guardian)
      First 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.
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Etymology 2

A shortened form of bombproof.

Adjective

bomber (comparative more bomber, superlative most bomber)

  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).

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Aragonese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bom.ˈbeɾ/, /bom.ˈbe/

Noun

bomber m (plural bombers)

  1. firefighter (person whose job is to put out fires)
    • 2010, Academia de l’Aragonés, Propuesta ortografica de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, 2nd edition, Edacar, page 45:
      Corre! Grita a os bombers! Fe-lo ya!
      Run! Shout to the firefighters! Do it now!

Catalan

Etymology

bomba + -er

Noun

bomber m (plural bombers, feminine bombera)

  1. firefighter

French

Verb

bomber

  1. (intransitive) to bulge
  2. (figuratively) to cower, to bend

Conjugation


Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English bomber.

Noun

bomber m (invariable)

  1. graffiti artist
  2. goal scorer (football)
  3. bomber jacket

Norman

Etymology

From English bomb + -er.

Verb

bomber (gerund bombéthie)

  1. (Jersey) to bomb

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bomber m, f

  1. indefinite plural of bombe

Verb

bomber

  1. present tense of bombe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bomber f

  1. indefinite plural of bombe

Swedish

Noun

bomber

  1. indefinite plural of bomb