homer

1 of 3

noun (1)

ho·​mer ˈhō-mər How to pronounce homer (audio)
: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)

homer

2 of 3

noun (2)

hom·​er ˈhō-mər How to pronounce homer (audio)

homer

3 of 3

verb

hom·​er ˈhō-mər How to pronounce homer (audio)
homered; homering; homers

intransitive verb

: to hit a home run

Examples of homer in a Sentence

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Noun
While fans on the West Coast weren’t greatly put out by the overstuffed epic, many viewers in the Eastern time zone had retired to the rack well before Freddie Freeman launched the walk-off homer that closed out the game. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Not only were the two homers the first two solo home runs of the entire series for the Blue Jays, but the two teammates made MLB history in the process. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
By walking Ohtani, Schneider kept turning the lineup over and that roulette wheel finally landed on Freeman, who homered to lead off the bottom of the 18th inning. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025 On the very first pitch thrown by Blake Snell, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider homered to left field. Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homer

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hebrew ḥōmer

Noun (2)

home entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1530, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homer was in 1530

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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

homer

noun
hom·​er
ˈhō-mər

Biographical Definition

Homer 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Ho·​mer ˈhō-mər How to pronounce Homer (audio)
9th–8th? century b.c. Greek epic poet

Homer

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

Winslow 1836–1910 American artist

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