What does ‘Homer’ mean?

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If you haven't, click away now, spoilers coming.

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So, what does Homer mean?

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What does today’s Wordle 320 ‘homer’ mean?

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Homer can have many definitions for each person.

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Some immediately depict Greek literature, others a merchant working hours in your house.

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So what are Homer's main definitions?

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According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the definitions of ‘homer’ are:

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“a home run (= a point scored in baseball when you hit the ball and have time to run all the way around the four corners of the playing field before it is returned).

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Dictionary.com also refers to the homing pigeon, a pigeon trained to fly home over great distances and bred for long-distance racing.

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Odyssey’s Homer

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A popular use for the name Homer that is not mentioned in these definitions is the Greek author.

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