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 talented defender rarely played last season, hitting .190 with nine homers and 31 RBI over 76 games and 179 at-bats. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025

In addition to the impressive OPS, Bregman owns a .375 average, seven homers and nine doubles in 80 at-bats in Boston. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025

Verb

Softball Carson 5, North Torrance 0: Giselle Pantoja threw the shutout and Rylee Gardner homered for the defending City champs. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025

Martinez drove in a league-leading 130 runs for the Boston Red Sox in 2018, and went on to homer in the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees, the ALCS against the Houston Astros, and the World Series that year. —Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 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