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

All three Milwaukee homers came with two outs in an inning.

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He saved the Mariners’ season by blasting two homers off Skubal in a critical Game 2 win.

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“I expect next series for him to come out and hit like five homers. That’s just who he is.”

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That not only bodes well for the Yankees and Dodgers, the MLB leaders in homers, but also for the red-hot Seattle Mariners, who ranked third.

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In a display of utter domination, he torched the Yankees in two contests over the weekend, going 6 for 9 with a pair of homers and six RBIs.

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