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homer

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See also: Homer and Homér

English

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Etymology 1

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From Hebrew חומר / חֹמֶר (khómer, clay, heap, large unit of volume).

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Noun

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homer (plural homers)

  1. (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+12 US bushels.
  2. (historical units of measure) Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
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In English, sometimes confounded with the much smaller omer.

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Etymology 2

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From home +‎ -er.

Noun

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homer (plural homers)

  1. (US, baseball) A home run.
    The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
    • 1983 June 27, Kevin Dupont, “METS GAIN SPLIT; STAUB TIES MARK”, in The New York Times[1]:
      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.
  2. (US, colloquial) Synonym of home run (sexual intercourse)
    • 2019, M. R. Biggs, Not 4 $ale:
      Fast forward to Chase's base. Where Chase hit a homer, first at bat. Becca thrived off being sexy, having sex, watching sex.
    • 2020, Mari Carr, Wild Night:
      “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.”
  3. (US) A homing pigeon.
    Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
  4. (US, sports) 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.
  5. A homing beacon.
    • 1961, RCA Service Company, Digest of Military Electronics, page 75:
      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.
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Verb

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

  1. (US, baseball) To hit a homer; to hit a home run.
    The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
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Middle English

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Noun

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homer

  1. Alternative form of hamer

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxo.mer/, [ˈho.mer]

Noun

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homer m

  1. Alternative form of hamor

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative homer homeras
accusative homer homeras
genitive homeres homera
dative homere homerum

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