homer

¹

[ hoh-mer ]

noun

1. Baseball. home run ( def 1 ).
2. Sports.
   1. a game official, media commentator, reporter, etc., who is biased in favor of the home team:

      I really respect that this ref is not a homer—he’s objective about his calls, even though he wants us to win.

   2. a fan with blind faith in or allegiance to their home team:

      Call me a homer, but I’d bet on our team against theirs any day, whatever the statistical evidence.

3. homing pigeon ( def ).

verb (used without object)

1. Baseball. to hit a home run:

   The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to win the game.

homer

²

[ hoh-mer ]

noun

1. a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to ten baths in liquid measure or ten ephahs in dry measure.

Homer

³

[ hoh-mer ]

noun

1. 9th-century b.c., Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey.
2. Winslow, 1836–1910, U.S. painter and illustrator.
3. a male given name.

homer

¹

/ ˈhəʊmə /

noun

1. See homing pigeon
   another word for homing pigeon
2. See home run
   an informal word for home run

Homer

²

/ ˈhəʊmə /

noun

1. Homerc. 800 bcc. 800 bcMGreekWRITING: poet c. 800 bc , Greek poet to whom are attributed the Iliad and the Odyssey. Almost nothing is known of him, but it is thought that he was born on the island of Chios and was blind
2. HomerWinslow18361910MUSARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Winslow. 1836–1910, US painter, noted for his seascapes and scenes of working life

Homer

1. An ancient Greek poet, author of the and the . He has often been considered the greatest and most influential of all poets. According to tradition, Homer was blind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homer¹

First recorded in 1865–70; home + -er ¹

Origin of homer²

First recorded in 1525–35, homer is from the Hebrew word ḥōmer literally, heap

Example Sentences

In “Steal This Episode,” the filmmaker denounces Homer Simpson as an “enemy of art.”

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Following the Apatow references, Marge informs Homer that she needs to use the “Porta Potty.”

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The theory was first floated in the 1950s by Professor Homer Dubs of Oxford University.

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Did McCarthy invent the portrayal of violence in fiction, or should that laurel go to Homer?

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Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie have all been accidental political players in their nearly three decades on the air.

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This failure came as a bitter blow to the keen young soldier, who, after reading Homer, already imagined himself an Achilles.

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This truth is as old as Homer, and its proofs are as capable of demonstration as a mathematical axiom.

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He dropped his last name, thinking the Smith Troupe would not sound as well as Homer.

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Homer made better verses than Francoeur, and Homer only drank the water of the springs.

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As for Homer Smith, his carcase might rot in the desert of Arizona, or anywhere, for aught he cared.

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