/ Dictionary / Index L late bloomer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: late' bloom'er Pronunciation: [key] a person whose talents or capabilities are slow to develop: A late bloomer, she wrote her first novel when she was almost 50. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. late blight late-blooming Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language