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  homer

  noun

  home run.
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  Homer

  noun

  9th-century b.c., Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey.

homer

¹ American  

[hoh-mer] / ˈhoʊ mər /

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.

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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 American  

[hoh-mer] / ˈhoʊ mər /

noun

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

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Homer ³ American  

[hoh-mer] / ˈhoʊ mər /

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.

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homer ¹ British  

/ ˈhəʊmə /

noun

1. another word for homing pigeon

2. an informal word for home run

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Homer ² British  

/ 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

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Homer Cultural  

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.

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Etymology

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

Explanation

In baseball, a homer is what a batter gets after hitting the ball and running all the way around the bases to home plate without being tagged out. If you hit one out of the park, you've hit a homer. Homer is short for home run. If there are players on all the bases when a batter gets a homer, it's called a grand slam and it gives the team four points. You can use this word as a verb too, meaning "hit a home run." There are also nearly twenty towns in the US called Homer, but these are named for the ancient Greek epic poet, Homer.

Example Sentences

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In the bottom half, Yankees star Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homer off Evan Phillips to regain the lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Utility man Tommy Edman’s pinch-hit homer in the eighth tied the score, but with two men on, Ohtani struck out and Andy Pages popped out against Yankees closer David Bednar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Shohei Ohtani hits his 300th homer, Justin Wrobleski pitches seven strong innings, but defensive lapses lead to Dodgers’ loss to Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Tucker even nitpicked the nine-pitch at-bat that ended in the pull-side homer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Another couple of feet and it would have been a homer for sure.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

This is Homer, after all, famously the foundation of all great work.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Unlike in Homer or even “Clash of the Titans,” which showed the gods as toga-clad twits toying with mortal lives like action figures, they have little, if anything, to do in this plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

"The Odyssey" is an Ancient Greek poem believed to have been written by Homer that is considered a cornerstone of Western literature and one of the finest stories ever created.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

"When you go to Homer, it's a very crowd-pleasing story. It's popcorn stuff. I mean that's the joy of it and that's why it's endured for this long."

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“John told your dad, ‘I don’t often agree with you, Homer, but by God I trust you.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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