homer

See also: Homer and Homér

English

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

homer (plural homers)

(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
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- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
  Head up! For every newbegotten thou shalt gather thy homer of ripe wheat.
(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.

(dry measure): cab, kab (¹⁄₁₈₀ homer); omer, issaron (¹⁄₁₀₀ homer); seah (¹⁄₃₀ homer); ephah (¹⁄₁₀ homer); lethek, lethech (¹⁄₂ homer)
(liquid measure): See cor

From home +‎ -er.

homer (plural homers)

(US, baseball) A home run
The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
(US) A homing pigeon.
Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
(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.
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.

four-base hit — see home run

homing pigeon — see homing pigeon

devoted supporter of a team

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

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

to hit a home run

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