homer

¹

[hoh-mer]

noun

1. Baseball.,  home run.

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.

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. 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. Winslow. 1836–1910, US painter, noted for his seascapes and scenes of working life

homer

²

/ ˈhəʊmə /

noun

1. another word for homing pigeon

2. an informal word for home run

Homer

1. An ancient Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. 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

I was a bit surprised that the Angels traded Taylor Ward and his 36 homers, but then I realized he has a $14-million contract.

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The look that Ken Griffey Jr. gave the ball when he knew it was a homer.

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Yamamoto pitched a 1-2-3 10th inning and went into the bottom of the 11th with a 5-4 lead, courtesy of a homer by Smith in the top of the inning.

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It was only the sixth time in history that a World Series game seven had gone to extra innings, and Smith's homer put the Dodgers within sight of the title.

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In his first four at-bats, he hit two homers and two doubles.

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