name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bloomer
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UK: /ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -uːmə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: B L UW1 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An ironworker.
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noun
Meaning 3
A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, break, clanger, cock-up, disadventure, error, fault, faux pas, floater, flub, fluff, fuckup, gaffe, goof, howler, inaccuracy, lapse, lapsus, mess-up, misadventure, misstep, mistake, oopsy, screwup, slip, slip-up, slipup, stumble, thinko, wrength, solecism, erroneity
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noun
Meaning 4
A circular loaf of white bread.
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noun
Meaning 5
A blooming flower.
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noun
Meaning 6
One who blooms, matures, or develops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- She was a late bloomer.
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noun
Meaning 7
A reform costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.
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Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 8
A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, historical
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noun
Meaning 9
Attributive form of bloomers.
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Usage: attributive, form-of
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noun
Meaning 10
an embarrassing mistake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blunder, blooper, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
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Broader terms: mistake, error, fault
Narrower terms: bobble, snafu, spectacle, bull, fumble, muff, fluff, faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie, howler, clanger, trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep
noun
Meaning 11
a flower that blooms in a particular way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a night bloomer
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Broader terms: flower
History
Etymology
From Middle English Blomer, from Middle English bloma (“ingot of iron”).
From Middle English blomer, from blome (“iron ingot”) (modern English bloom), from Old English blōma.
Etymology tree English bloom Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bloomer From bloom + -er.
Named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894), who sought to introduce this style of dress.
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