homer
/ˈhəʊmə/US/ˈhoʊmɚ/
homer noun: a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
Noun (1)
homer (plural homers)
- A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
- 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 45:11
- Head up! For every newbegotten thou shalt gather thy homer of ripe wheat.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
- Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
- 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 45:11
- Synonyms:
- cor
Noun (2)
homer (plural homers)
- A home run.
- The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
- The Mets got that four-run cushion in the seventh when George Foster stepped in as a pinch-hitter and hit a two-run homer for the 5-1 final.1983 June 27, Kevin Dupont, “METS GAIN SPLIT; STAUB TIES MARK”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 May 2015
- Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).
- Fast forward to Chase's base. Where Chase hit a homer, first at bat. Becca thrived off being sexy, having sex, watching sex.2019, M. R. Biggs, Not 4 $ale
- “So you hit a homer, huh?” she asked, confused by his misery.
Colm nodded. “Best sex I've had in a long time. Maybe ever.”2020, Mari Carr, Wild Night
- Synonyms:
- home run
- A homing pigeon.
- Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
- A person who is extremely devoted to a 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.
- A homing beacon.
- Two general types of homer systems are in use, active homers and passive homers. Active homers contain a transmitting device which emits energy that is directed towards the target.1961, RCA Service Company, Digest of Military Electronics, page 75
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- 'What's the good of talking?' said Cyril. 'What I want is for something to happen. It's awfully stuffy for a chap not to be allowed out in the evenings. There's simply nothing to do when you've got through your homers.' Jane finished the last of her home-lessons and shut the book with a bang.1904, E. Nesbit, The Phoenix and the Carpet
Verb
homer (third-person singular simple present homers, present participle homering, simple past and past participle homered)
- To hit a homer; to hit a home run.
- The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
- Synonyms:
- hit out of the park, jack
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Homer
Homer (countable and uncountable, plural Homers)
- An ancient Greek epic poet of the 8th century BCE, who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- What’s this? “Extremely High Voltage”. Well, I don’t need safety gloves because I’m Homer Simp-*gets zapped to death*
- A town, the county seat of Banks County, Georgia, United States.
- A town, the parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Homer Township.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Homer
Homer (plural Homers)
- A surname from Middle English.
homer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
homer in Hindi
- होमर, होमेर
homer in Tamil
- ஹோமர், ஹோமெர்
homer in Marathi
- होमर, होमेर
homer in Urdu
- ہومر, ہومیر
More languagesFewer languages
- homer in Bengali
- হোমার
- homer in Telugu
- హోమర్, హోమెర్
- homer in Malayalam
- ഹോമർ, ഹോമെർ, ഹോമേർ
- homer in Kannada
- ಹೋಮರ್, ಹೋಮೆರ್
- homer in Punjabi
- ਹੋਮਰ, ਹੋਮੇਰ
- homer in Gujarati
- હોમર, હોમેર
- homer in Odia
- ହୋମର, ହୋମର୍, ହୋମାର
- homer in Nepali
- होमर, होमेर
Examples of homer in a sentence
- Homer makes Aphrodite the daughter of Zeus, unlike Hesiod who depicted her as born from the sea foam.
- Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.
- Watson had a 3-run homer and a 2-run double for a total of five ribeyes on the night.
Synonyms of homer
Forms of homer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | homers |
| alternative form | chomer |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | homers |
| present participle | homering |
| past participle | homered |
| past | homered |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Homers |
Origin of homer
From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, “clay, heap, large unit of volume”).
From home + -er.
From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).
Words formed from homer
Phrases with homer
Words that rhyme with homer
Questions about homer
- What does homer mean?
- Homer means a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
- What is homer in Hindi?
- Homer in Hindi is होमर, होमेर. See Homer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is homer?
- Homer can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce homer?
- Homer is pronounced /ˈhəʊmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of homer?
- The plural of homer is homers.
Words near homer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: homer (page history and authors); Homer (page history and authors); homer (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); homer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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