# bomber

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #8,517

## Definitions
1. A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
2. A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.
3. Ellipsis of bomber jacket.
4. A 22-ounce beer bottle.
5. Ellipsis of graffiti bomber.
6. A large cannabis cigarette.

## Etymology
From bomb + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **bombs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bombs)
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-boxer)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-boner)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bower)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-boyer)
- **border** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-border)
- **bother** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bother)
- **bumper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bumper)
- **booker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-booker)
- **bowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bowler)
- **boomer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-boomer)
- **bummer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bummer)
- **bowser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bowser)
- **booger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-booger)
- **bowyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-bowyer)
- **boozer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomber-vs-boozer)
- **bomb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomb-vs-bomber)
- **Boer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boer-vs-bomber)
- **barber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barber-vs-bomber)
- **boiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boiler-vs-bomber)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbomber`, `bmober`, `bobmer`, `bombber`, `bomberr`, `bombre`, `bomebr`, `bommber`, `obmber`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bomber