different between bloomer vs oversight

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?blu?.m?(?)/
• Rhymes: -u?m?(r)

Etymology 1

From Middle English blomer, from blome (“iron ingot”) (modern English bloom), from Old English bl?ma.

Noun

bloomer (plural bloomers)

1. An ironworker.

See also

• Blumer, Bloomer

Etymology 2

bloom +? -er.

Noun

bloomer (plural bloomers)

1. (dated, informal, US) A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:error
2. A circular loaf of white bread.
3. A blooming flower.
4. One who blooms, matures, or develops.

   She was a late bloomer.

Etymology 3

Bloom +? -er, from the surname of the American woman who sought to introduce this style of dress.

Noun

bloomer (plural bloomers)

1. (historical) A costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.
2. (historical) A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.

Derived terms

• bloomers

Anagrams

• rebloom

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blu.mœ?/

Etymology

From the word bloomers.

Noun

bloomer m (plural bloomers)

1. bloomers

English

Etymology

over- +? sight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?v?(?)?sa?t/
• Homophone: overcite

Noun

oversight (countable and uncountable, plural oversights)

1. An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.

2. Supervision or management.

3. Overview.

Translations

Verb

oversight (third-person singular simple present oversights, present participle oversighting, simple past and past participle oversighted)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) To oversee; to supervise.
2. (Internet, transitive, Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.