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 24-year-old Witt led the majors with a .332 batting average and 211 hits and set career highs in homers (32), RBIs (109), on-base percentage (.389) and slugging (.588) in leading Kansas City back into the postseason for the first time since winning the 2015 World Series. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025

Judge hit 17, 19 and 20 homers his first three years in the minors. —Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

Verb

Off zero sleep, Jake Burger homered in his 1st game following his 4-month-old daughter’s open heart surgery Burger was at a Nashville hospital until 11PM, caught a flight at 5AM, and reported to camp at 7:45AM. —Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025

West Ranch 15, Paraclete 1: Cayden Wilson had three RBIs and Landon Hu homered for West Ranch. Agoura 9, Cleveland 4: Brent Elbert contributed four RBIs for Agoura. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 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