1
: one that booms
2
: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3
: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
4
: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer
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An average of about 11,000 boomers will turn 65 each day this year through 2027, according to a report from the Alliance for Lifetime Income.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Many of those boomers who are homeowners could be overlooking an untapped asset when retirement planning.
—Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The decline of pensions is one reason why younger boomers are struggling in retirement, researchers say.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The same fate is likely to await a number of artists from boomer collections as the market is flooded with works that no longer align with contemporary tastes, deepening the recession while simultaneously neglecting the core issue of a declining pool of collectors.
—Magnus Resch, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Many of those boomers who are homeowners could be overlooking an untapped asset when retirement planning.
—Mallika Mitra, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The decline of pensions is one reason why younger boomers are struggling in retirement, researchers say.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The same fate is likely to await a number of artists from boomer collections as the market is flooded with works that no longer align with contemporary tastes, deepening the recession while simultaneously neglecting the core issue of a declining pool of collectors.
—Magnus Resch, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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