Etymology

bomber

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Today it means: A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. Full definition →

English bomb ← French bombe ← Italian bomba
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bomber · noun1

  1. Ancient Greekβόμβος (bómbos)
  2. Latinbombus
  3. Italianbomba
  4. Frenchbombe
  5. Englishbomb
  6. English todaybomber

From bomb + -er.

bomber · adjective2

A shortened form of bombproof.

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