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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.



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. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


homer

2

/ ˈhəʊmə /

noun

  1. another word for homing pigeon
  2. an informal word for home run
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Homer

  1. An ancient Greek poet, author of the Iliadand 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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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
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Example Sentences

The Mariners followed the homer with two more singles, but Zimmermann got out of the inning, making him the only Baltimore starter to work at least five innings in each of his first three starts.

On Opening Day, ace Max Scherzer gave up a homer on the first pitch of the season and allowed four homers to the first 10 Braves he faced.

In baseball, you don't see a guy put out his highlight reel from the All-Star Game with him striking out two times and then hitting the homer.

Chris Taylor followed two batters later with a towering homer to left, and the Nationals trailed by four.

In search of a muse last summer, during more benign times, you may recall I took a stab at pointing out the characters in Homer’s The Odyssey who would feel right at home in today’s bull market run.

From Fortune

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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