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homer
1[hoh-mer]
noun
Baseball.home run.
Sports.
a game official, media commentator, reporter, etc., who is biased in favor of the home team.
I really respect that this ref is not a homer—he’s objective about his calls, even though he wants us to win.
a fan with blind faith in or allegiance to their home team.
Call me a homer, but I’d bet on our team against theirs any day, whatever the statistical evidence.
verb (used without object)
Baseball.to hit a home run.
The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to win the game.
homer
2[hoh-mer]
noun
a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to ten baths in liquid measure or ten ephahs in dry measure.
Homer
3[hoh-mer]
noun
9th-century b.c., Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey.
Winslow, 1836–1910, U.S. painter and illustrator.
a male given name.
Homer
1/ ˈəʊə /
noun
c. 800 bc , Greek poet to whom are attributed the Iliad and the Odyssey. Almost nothing is known of him, but it is thought that he was born on the island of Chios and was blind
Winslow. 1836–1910, US painter, noted for his seascapes and scenes of working life
homer
2/ ˈəʊə /
noun
another word for homing pigeon
an informal word for home run
Word History and Origins
Origin of homer2
Example Sentences
If he can stay consistent, he has a chance to become the first Dodger center fielder to hit better than .250 with 25 homers since Matt Kemp in 2011.
Max Muncy hits two homers and Tanner Scott gets the victory as the Dodgers beat New York in the 10th inning.
Max Muncy’s hits two homers and Tanner Scott gets the victory as the Dodgers beat New York in extra innings.
One inning after that, Yamamoto went bust, walking Judge, giving up a two-run homer by Ben Rice, then yielding two singles to set up a run-scoring wild pitch.
In the third, a leadoff walk to Judge was followed by a two-run homer to Rice — Yamamoto missing badly with two splitters in the first at-bat before leaving one hanging in the next.
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