bloomer
/ˈbluːmər/
noun
- A plant that produces flowers, especially in a specified way.
- The orchid is a slow bloomer, taking years to flower.
- Marigolds are late bloomers in our garden.
- This rose is a repeat bloomer, flowering all summer long.
- A person who develops a skill or matures later than usual.
- She was a late bloomer academically, but she graduated with honors.
- He was a late bloomer in sports but became a star in high school.
- Many successful entrepreneurs are late bloomers.
- A serious mistake; a blunder.
- His speech had a bloomer when he mispronounced the guest's name.
- I made a real bloomer when I sent the email to the wrong person.
- The newspaper printed a bloomer in the headline.