From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbomberbomb‧er /ˈbɒmə $ ˈbɑːmər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 PMPa plane that carries and drops bombs2 PMWsomeone who hides a bomb somewhere in order to destroy something
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bomber• Knowing that it would call up the fighter bombers, the convoy scattered into whatever cover could be found.• But it was unlucky 13 when he took off from an airfield in Yorkshire in a Halifax bomber.• His heavy gold rings and his bomber jacket and his wide-foot stance had added up to a man of experience in my eyes.• Gentlemen, you could very well be using this gravel strip as an emergency landing field for huge bombers.• What is left of the bombers is their upper torsos, their heads and their faces.• Three of the admiral's aides, along with the bomber, also died in the attack. 