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bloomer¹

  • /ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -uːmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English blomer, from blome (“iron ingot”) (modern English bloom), from Old English blōma.

noun bloomers

  1. An ironworker.

bloomer²

  • /ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -uːmə(ɹ)

noun bloomers

  1. informal A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder. What's more, I claim that Elmer's biggest mistake wasn't the one he made at Cedarville before six thousand witnesses. His prize bloomer was pulled in Hoboken before three witnesses

    Similar: aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, break, clanger, cock-up, disadventure, error, fault

  2. A circular loaf of white bread.
  3. A blooming flower.
  4. figuratively One who blooms, matures, or develops. She was a late bloomer.

bloomer³

  • /ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -uːmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894), who sought to introduce this style of dress.

noun bloomers · Bloomer

  1. historical A reform costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat. Few garments are so absolutely unbecoming as a belted tunic that reaches to the knees, a fact which I wish some of our Rosalinds would consider when they don doublet and hose; indeed, to the disregard of this artistic principle is due the ugliness, the want of proportion, in the Bloomer costume, a c
  2. broadly, historical A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
  3. attributive Attributive form of bloomers It would have to be smuggled back to Josie’s bloomer drawer. He could persuade her to confirm his other ideas without letting her see that he had read her particularly private correspondence.

Bloomer⁴

Where it comes from

From Middle English Blomer, from Middle English bloma (“ingot of iron”).

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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@misc{bloomer_2026,
  title = {bloomer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloomer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}