bomber

top striker; ace (sports slang)

noun BOM-ber Rare

Also means

bomber jacket

Usage Note

Bomber is an invariable English loanword with two distinct Italian uses: in football (soccer) it means a prolific goal-scorer ('il bomber della squadra'), and in fashion it refers to a bomber jacket ('una bomber'). Gender is masculine in the sports sense (il bomber) and usually feminine in the clothing sense (la bomber). Context disambiguates easily.

Examples

"È il bomber della squadra con venti gol."

Natural Translation

He is the team's top striker with twenty goals.

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