Definitions for HOMER
ˈhoʊ mərhomer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. homer, home runnoun

   a base hit on which the batter scores a run

2. Homernoun

   ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)

3. homer, kornoun

   an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs

4. Homer, Winslow Homernoun

   United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)

5. homing pigeon, homerverb

   pigeon trained to return home

6. homerverb

   hit a home run

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homernoun

   Same as Home run.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homernoun

   A measure of about three pints.

   An homer of barley-seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. Lev. xxvii. 16.

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1. homer

   1) Literature Context: Homer refers to an ancient Greek poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. 2) Sports Context: Short for "home run", a term used in baseball when a player hits a ball in such a way that they are able to round all the bases and score without any errors being committed by the defense. 3) General: It can also refer to a name given to someone, typically used as a masculine given name.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homernoun

   a carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance

2. Homernoun

   see Hoemother

3. Homernoun

   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

4. Etymology: [Heb. khmer.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homer

   In the Western classical tradition, Homer is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest of ancient Greek epic poets. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature. When he lived is unknown. Herodotus estimates that Homer lived 400 years before his own time, which would place him at around 850 BC, while other ancient sources claim that he lived much nearer to the supposed time of the Trojan War, in the early 12th century BC. Modern researchers appear to place Homer in the 7th or 8th centuries BC. The formative influence played by the Homeric epics in shaping Greek culture was widely recognized, and Homer was described as the teacher of Greece. Homer's works, which are about fifty percent speeches, provided models in persuasive speaking and writing that were emulated throughout the ancient and medieval Greek worlds. Fragments of Homer account for nearly half of all identifiable Greek literary papyrus finds.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homer

   hō′mėr, n. a Hebrew measure of capacity, amounting to about 10 bushels and 3 gallons. [Heb. khōmer, a heap—khāmar, to swell up.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homer

   the great epic poet of Greece, and the greatest of all time; author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," and for the honour of being the place of whose birth seven Greek cities contended; is said, when old and blind, to have wandered from city to city rehearsing his verses, and to have lived 900 years before Christ, some time after the reign of Solomon; it is only modern criticism that has called in question his existence, and has ventured to argue that the poems ascribed to him are a mere congeries of compositions of the early fabulous age of Greece, but the unity of the plan and the simplicity of the style of the poems go to condemn this theory in the regard of most Homeric scholars.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. homer

   The basking shark, Squalus maximus.

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1. homer

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2. homer

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Who Was Who?Rate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Homer

   Travel writer mythology expert, and journalist. Began career as a reporter on the Athens "Times." Was discharged for incompetence, and took up honest writing. Found a publisher who thought his writings would sell to posterity. Later H. took charge of the Ulysses Tours. Was war correspondent for the Greek associated press at the siege of Troy. Ambition: Fewer classics and more money. Publication: See libraries and school rooms. Address: Care Athens. Clubs: Literary, Fourth Estate.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOMER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Homer is ranked #5610 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Homer surname appeared 6,198 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Homer.
   
   80.7% or 5,005 total occurrences were White.
   9.2% or 575 total occurrences were Black.
   4.4% or 275 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.4% or 153 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 143 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 47 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Capacity Unit
   • Painter
   • Poet
   • Score

Anagrams for HOMER »

1. horme

2. hermo

How to pronounce HOMER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HOMER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOMER in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOMER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of HOMER in a Sentence

1. Ernest Hemingway:

   All the critics who could not make their reputations by discovering you are hoping to make them by predicting hopefully your approaching impotence, failure and general drying up of natural juices. Not a one will wish you luck or hope that you will keep on writing unless you have political affiliations in which case these will rally around and speak of you and Homer, Balzac, Zola and Link Steffens.

2. Mike Moustakas:

   I've been struggling a little bit at the plate so to get a home run or a hit in general felt pretty good, but to get the go-ahead homer was huge not only for me but for the boys, the guy who was throwing today, as nasty as his stuff was, it was a big spot in the game for us.

3. William Blake:

   To me this world is all one continued vision of fancy or imagination, and I feel flattered when I am told so. What is it sets Homer, Virgil and Milton in so high a rank of art? Why is the Bible more entertaining and instructive than any other book? Is it not because they are addressed to the imagination, which is spiritual sensation, and but immediately to the understanding or reason?

4. Keziah Jozefiak:

   When I looked down at Raf I just burst out laughing, i couldnt believe the tan had left his mouth looking like Homer.

5. Mike Lange:

   OH, START FRYING THE JUMBO, HOMER. EXTRA CRISPY, PLEASE!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HOMER
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=HOMER
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HOMER
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HOMER
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HOMER
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=HOMER
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Homer
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=HOMER
10. ^ Who Was Who?
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=HOMER
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html