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# bloomer

noun (a bloomer, bloomers)

«bloomer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (UK, informal) A silly mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#m1)
2. (UK) A large loaf of white bread with diagonal cuts on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#m2)
3. Bloomers (plural): long, loose knickers or trousers once worn by women and girls, now old-fashioned or joking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#m3)
4. A plant that flowers: a late bloomer; also a person who develops later than others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday British talk, «I made a right bloomer» means a funny mistake. In bakeries, a bloomer is a loaf. In stories set in the past, girls wear bloomers. «A late bloomer» is a kind phrase for someone who succeeds or grows up later. Phrases: make a bloomer, late bloomer.

### Examples

- (UK) I made a real bloomer and called my teacher Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#x1)
- Could I have a bloomer loaf, please? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#x2)
- My grandma's old photo shows girls in bloomers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#x3)
- He was a late bloomer but became a great runner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#x4)
- These roses are early bloomers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#x5)
- The newsreader's bloomer made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/#x6)

### Note

The mistake sense is mainly British. Bloomers (underwear) is always plural. A late bloomer is a compliment, not an insult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bloomer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bloomer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bloomer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bloomer.html) on Mova free.