ホーマー
Meanings
1
homer; home run
Baseball term for a home run. Compared with the very common ホームラン, ホーマー has a sport-journalism or baseball-commentary feel; 本塁打 is the more formal Japanese equivalent.
He hit a come-from-behind homer in the ninth inning.
Usage patterns
- ホーマーを打つto hit a homer
He hit the go-ahead homer in the ninth inning.
- 〈数〉本のホーマーa certain number of home runs
This season, he hit 30 home runs.
- ホーマーを浴びる(of a pitcher) to give up a homer
The pitcher gave up a grand slam and showed tears.