bomber

noun

bomb·​er ˈbä-mər How to pronounce bomber (audio)
1
: one that bombs
specifically : an airplane designed for bombing
2
3
: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball

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The iPhone 16e can use Apple Intelligence to summarize text, generate images and remove photo bombers from pictures. Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The combined presence of the Carl Vinson, the Harry S. Truman, and B-2 stealth bombers stationed at Diego Garcia dramatically enhances the U.S.'s ability to carry out air and missile strikes, heightening the potential for wider military action. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 The bomber was Francisco Wanderley Luiz, a fifty-nine-year-old locksmith from a small city in southern Brazil. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 Triggers Sudden Bitcoin Price ‘Crisis Scenario’ Fear A Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed on April 2 in the country’s eastern Irkutsk region. Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bomber

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First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bomber was in 1862

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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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bomber

noun
bomb·​er ˈbäm-ər How to pronounce bomber (audio)
: one that bombs
especially : an airplane designed for dropping bombs

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