homer

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noun (1)

ho·​mer ˈhō-mər 

: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)

homer

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noun (2)

hom·​er ˈhō-mər 

1

: home run

2

: homing pigeon

homer

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verb

hom·​er ˈhō-mər 

homered; homering; homers

intransitive verb

: to hit a home run

Examples of homer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025

This is a guy who swiped 32 bases a year ago and socked 28 homers two years ago. —Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025

Verb

Adames has now homered in eight consecutive series, the first Giant to do so since Barry Bonds in 2003. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025

But visiting teams have out-homered the Padres 74-59 there this season. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hebrew ḥōmer

Noun (2)

home entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1530, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for homer

• comber
• gomer
• omer
• vomer
• angiosarcoma
• osteosarcoma
• chondrosarcoma
• enantiomer
• fibrosarcoma
• lymphosarcoma
• leiomyosarcoma
• rhabdomyosarcoma

Kids Definition

homer

noun

hom·​er

ˈhō-mər

1

: home run

2

: homing pigeon

Biographical Definition

Homer 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Ho·​mer ˈhō-mər 

9th–8th? century b.c. Greek epic poet

Homer

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biographical name (2)

Winslow 1836–1910 American artist