1. (baseball) a hit that allows the batter to circle all bases and score a run in one play, typically by hitting the ball out of the field of play
   "He hit a homer to win the game in the ninth inning";
   - home run, dinger [informal]
    
2. Pigeon trained to return home
   "The homer successfully delivered the message across enemy lines";
   - homing pigeon
    
3. An ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
   "The granary could store up to 100 homer of grain";
   - kor

1. Hit a home run
   "The batter homered in the ninth inning to win the game"

1. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
    
2. United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910)
   - Winslow Homer

Derived forms: homers, homering, homered

Type of: base hit, capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, domestic pigeon, painter, poet, rack up, safety, score, tally, volume unit

Encyclopedia: Homer, Nebraska