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- [hoh-mer]
- /ˈhoʊ mər/
- /ˈhəʊ.mər/
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- [hoh-mer]
- /ˈhoʊ mər/
Definitions of homer word
- noun homer 9th-century b.c, Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey. 1
- noun homer Winslow, 1836–1910, U.S. painter and illustrator. 1
- noun homer a male given name. 1
- verb without object homer Baseball. to hit a home run: The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to take the game. 1
- countable noun homer A homer is the same as a home run. 0
- noun homer c. 800 bc, Greek poet to whom are attributed the Iliad and the Odyssey. Almost nothing is known of him, but it is thought that he was born on the island of Chios and was blind 0
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Origin of homer
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; home + -er1
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Parts of speech for Homer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
homer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
homer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for homer
noun homer
- clean sweep — an overwhelming victory
- smash hit — a person or thing that is overwhelmingly successful or popular: Both the play and the movie based on it were smash hits.
- triumph — the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
- takeover — the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
- hole in one — ace (def 8a).