homer

See also: omer, Homer, and Homér

English

homer (plural homers)

(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6½ bushels.
- 1769, Bible (KJV), Ezekiel, 45:11:
  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.
- 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.
- 1769, Bible (KJV), Ezekiel, 45:11:
  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.

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 (½ homer)
(liquid measure): See cor

From home.

homer (plural homers)

(baseball) A four-base hit; a home run
The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
A homing pigeon
Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
(sports) A person who is extremely devoted to his 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.

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)

(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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