homer
n. countablen. a home run in baseball. You use this word when a player hits the ball so far that they can run around all the bases and score a point.
n. a home run, occurring when a batter hits the ball into the stands or out of the playing field. Informal in register; primarily used in North American sports contexts.
He hit a massive homer in the ninth inning.
The crowd went wild when the rookie hit a walk-off homer to win the game.
Despite a season plagued by injuries, the veteran slugger managed to record his twentieth homer, solidifying his reputation as one of the league's most consistent power hitters.
From Latin Homērus, from Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).
From Middle English [Term?], an occupational name for a helmet maker, or a variant of Holme.
Informal shorthand for 'home run'; common in sports journalism and casual conversation.