Zer

See also: zer, zêr, żer, žer, and zer-

English

Etymology

From Z +‎ -er.

Noun

Zer (plural Zers)

1. A member of Generation Z.

   Synonyms: Generation Z, Generation Zer, Gen Z, Gen-Zer, Z, zoomer

   • 2022, Mark White, 5-Gen Leadership: Leading 5 Generations in Schools in the 2020s, Corwin Press, SAGE Publishing, →ISBN:

     Boomers and Xers were told to stay silent, but millennials and Zers were encouraged to speak up. The millennials and some of these Zers who have grown up and joined our teaching force were raised in a model that put them at the center of the family circle, which helps explain why millennial and Gen Z teachers would want more interaction with authority figures.

   • 2022 June 22, Robert Shinkoskey, “Ancient technology for today”, in Wabash Plain Dealer, page A7:

     Learning from the past is not the same as living in the past. Learning from the past is the only way one can truly live either progressively or conservatively in the present, whatever one’s preference might be. But don’t expect Millennials and Zers to believe such a tale.

   • 2023, Alastair M. Morrison, Dimitrios Buhalis, editors, Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Global Tourism Supply and Demand, Routledge, →ISBN:

     The percentage of people who are interested in extreme sports is rising, and most of these people belong to the age groups of Millennials and Zers, who already seek out glamping.