Definition of "bomber" []

• A combat aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. (noun)
• One who makes and sets off bombs. (noun)

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• "SECOND BASE: Although the rail-thin bomber from the Bronx, Alfonso Soriano, came within a whisker of joining the exclusive 40-40 club, Jeff Kent's production at the plate and in the field for the Giants was too much to ignore."
• "It turns out that the cashier girl was the red shirt sender and the bomber is actually the guy strapped with bombs."
• "This particular capability of the bomber is one of the reasons for maintaining a bomber force, and reinforces the need for continuing to provide some kind of bomber defence for the next few years."