bomberman

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US/ˈbɑmɚmən/US/-ˌmæn/UK/ˈbɒməmən/

noun

A male bomber (person who sets bombs)

OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounbomberman (plural bombermen)

plural bombermen

  1. A male bomber (person who sets bombs)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβόμβος (bómbos)
  2. Latinbombus
  3. Italianbomba
  4. Frenchbombe
  5. Englishbomb
  6. Englishbomber
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. Englishbomberman

From bomber + -man.

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APA

bomberman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomberman

MLA

“bomberman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomberman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bomberman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomberman.

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