English

Proper noun

Homer ‎(plural Homers)

1. Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2. A male given name.

Derived terms

• Homeric
• pull a Homer

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English, an occupational name for a helmet maker, or a variant of Holme.

Proper noun

Homer ‎(plural Homers)

1. A surname​.

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος ‎(Hómēros, “hostage”).

Proper noun

Homer m

1. Homer

German

Proper noun

Homer m ‎(genitive Homers)

1. Homer

English

Noun

homer ‎(plural homers)

1. (biblical measures) An ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten baths, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Book of Ezekiel, 45:11,

     The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses,

     Head up! For every newbegotten thou shalt gather thy homer of ripe wheat.

Etymology 2

From home.

Noun

homer ‎(plural homers)

1. (baseball) A four-base hit; a home run

   The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.

2. A homing pigeon

   Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.

3. (sports) A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team.

   Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.

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Verb

homer ‎(third-person singular simple present homers, present participle homering, simple past and past participle homered)

1. (baseball) To get a four-base hit; to get a home run.

   The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.

Synonyms

• to jack

Translations

See also

• single
• double
• triple