1. a plant that produces flowers
2. loose-fitting pants gathered at the ankle, worn by women for sports or exercise
Usage: historical
3. a serious mistake or blunder
Usage: British informal

Examples

• The garden center sells early bloomers that flower in spring.
• Roses are popular bloomers in many home gardens.
• Victorian women wore bloomers for bicycle riding.
• The costume included puffy bloomers and a ruffled blouse.
• That was quite a bloomer – he forgot his own wedding anniversary.
• She made a real bloomer by calling her boss by the wrong name.