Homer
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhəʊmə/Rhymes: -əʊmə(r)
Origin 1
From Hebrew עמר.
Full definition of homer
Noun
homer
(plural homers)- (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, , ,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.
Origin 2
From home.
Noun
homer
(plural homers)- (baseball) A four-base hit; a home runThe first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
- A homing pigeonEach of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
- (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.
Verb
- (baseball) To get a four-base hit; to get a home run.The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
Synonyms
- to jack