bomber B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈbɑmɚ/ UK /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like bummer /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/ Freq #7558 Meanings 1 noun A military aircraft built to carry and drop bombs. The bomber dropped its load over the target. 2 noun A person who plants or sets off bombs, often as an act of terror. The bomber was arrested before he could harm anyone. 3 noun A short jacket gathered at the waist and cuffs. He wore a leather bomber over his shirt. Thesaurus Word family Forms bombers Derived forms a-bomberban-the-bomberbomber-jacketedfighter-bomberobombersuperbomberzoombomber Related forms bombardier Common collocations dive bomber Noun + noun Etymology AI details A shortened form of bombproof. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bomber **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑmɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 7558 ## Meanings 1. A military aircraft built to carry and drop bombs. 2. A person who plants or sets off bombs, often as an act of terror. 3. A short jacket gathered at the waist and cuffs. ## Examples - The bomber dropped its load over the target. - The bomber was arrested before he could harm anyone. - He wore a leather bomber over his shirt. ## Derived Forms - a-bomber - ban-the-bomber - bomber-jacketed - fighter-bomber - obomber - superbomber - zoombomber ## Related Forms - bombardier ## Etymology A shortened form of bombproof. ## AI Etymology Bomber is a shortened form of bombproof. ## Topics - People & Society markdown