bomber  /ˈbɑ mər/ ? Meaning of "bomber"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
  2. (n) a person who plants bombs
  3. (n) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

Usage(s):

  • After the shoe-bomber incident, she desperately wanted to quit and found herself withdrawing from friends, spending most of her days sleeping.

Quotes

  1. "I was both angry and I was repulsed by the reception of a convicted bomber guilty of a huge terrorist crime received on his return to Libya," Brown told reporters. "When I met (Libyan leader) Colonel (Moamer) Kadhafi over the summer I made...
    on Aug 19, 2009 By: Gordon Brown Source: AFP

  2. Told by reporters about the Taliban claim of responsibility for the attack, Cheney said: "I think they clearly try to find ways to question the authority of the central government. Striking at Bagram with a suicide bomber, I suppose, is one way to...
    on Feb 27, 2007 By: Vice President Dick Cheney Source: International Herald Tribune

  3. "Is it a suicide bomber or a parcel bomb? Technical teams are working on this," Erdogan told reporters after visiting the scene.
    on May 22, 2006 By: Recep Tayyip Erdogan Source: 940 News

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