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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And with boomers themselves drinking less wine, the industry is contending with a shrinking pool of customers.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
Some 70% of boomers have zero tolerance for any level of tardiness, but Gen Z says that 10 minutes late is still on time.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Yet, boomers clearly controlled more of America’s wealth in their (relative) youth than millennials and Zoomers do today.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The share of American men in the labor force reached a record low this spring, fueled by baby-boomer retirees and young men who are dropping out to study or because they are disabled or sick.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
Some 70% of boomers have zero tolerance for any level of tardiness, but Gen Z says that 10 minutes late is still on time.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Yet, boomers clearly controlled more of America’s wealth in their (relative) youth than millennials and Zoomers do today.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The share of American men in the labor force reached a record low this spring, fueled by baby-boomer retirees and young men who are dropping out to study or because they are disabled or sick.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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