Bomber

/ˈbɑːmər/ noun

A military aircraft designed to drop bombs on targets, or a person who sets off bombs with the intent to cause damage or harm.

From bomb (from Italian bomba, possibly from Greek bombos meaning 'booming sound') plus the agent suffix -er. The term became common in military vocabulary during World War I when aircraft bombing became widespread.

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