homer
/ˈhoʊmɚ/ sustantivo C2En español: jonrón, paloma mensajera, hincha incondicional
- A home run. · The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
- Synonym of home run (“sexual intercourse”).
- A homing pigeon. · Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
- A person who is extremely devoted to a 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.
- A homing beacon.
Plural homers
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The whole place was turned upside down, drawers burst open, and presses ransacked, with the result that an odd volume of Pope’s ‘Homer,’ two plated candlesticks, an ivory letter-weight, a small oak barometer, and a ball of twine are all that have vanished.”
A mantle-piece, with two modern Sèvres vases, a timepiece representing Cupid with his bent bow, a mirror with an engraving on each side—one representing Homer carrying his guide, the other, Belisarius begging—a grayish paper; red and black tapestry—such was the appearance of Lord Wilmore’s drawing-room.
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