homer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a base hit on which the batter scores a run
    home run.
  2. noun ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
  3. noun an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
    kor.
  4. noun United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
    Winslow Homer.
  5. noun pigeon trained to return home
    homing pigeon.
  6. verb hit a home run

WordNet

Hom"er noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.
Ho"mer noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) See Hoemother.
Ho"mer noun
Etymology
Heb. khomer.
Definitions
  1. A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts. Written also chomer, gomer.

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