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

Player of the Week Senior outfielder Logan Fernandez goes 8-for-15 with seven runs, three doubles, two homers and 16 RBIs over four games for Mount Carmel, which goes 3-1. —Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026

France hit his second homer in the ninth inning, and the Padres finished with six hits, one fewer than the Diamondbacks. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 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