homer

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noun (1)

ho·​mer ˈhō-mər 

: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10½ or later 11½ 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

Jazz Chisholm also appears to have woken up as the infielder joined the homer party with a solo shot in the fourth inning. —James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026

Aranda led off against righty reliever Hunter Gaddis with a homer, his seventh of the season to boost his RBI total to 24, second most in the American League, and make the score 2-2. —Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

Verb

Vargas then homered to left field, extending the lead to 8-5. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

Wells, who finished Saturday’s game 2-for-3 with two walks, wasn’t the only Yankee to homer in the win, as Trent Grisham and José Caballero hit solo shots into Daikin Park’s Crawford Boxes in the third and fifth frames, respectively. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026

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