[f. BLOOM v.1 + -ER1.]
1. A plant that blooms (in some way).
1730–6. Bailey, Bloomers, blooming buds.
1882. Garden, 7 Jan., 8/2. Those that have a tendency to be shy bloomers are paced in the lightest part of the house.
1885. J. A. Allen, in Harper’s Mag., April, 710/2. The most valuable specimen is a New England white rose, a perennial bloomer.
2. Comb. bloomer-pit, a tan-pit or large vat in which hides are treated with a strong infusion of tanning liquor or ooze; a ‘layer.’
