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

Barry Bonds averaged a homer every 16.78 at-bats in the postseason. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024

Teoscar and Kiki Hernandez hit the homers that won the series Friday night. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024

Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer to give the Detroit Tigers a dramatic 3-0 win on Monday afternoon in Game 2 of the ALDS at Progressive Field. —Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024

Tatis got the Padres on the board early, and his solo shot was quickly followed up by a two-run homer from David Peralta in the top of the second. —Jacob Lev, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024

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

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