what is ‘Homer’ ?

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The Wordle craze has been running strong for months, with individuals all around the world attempting to guess the five-letter word every day.

The New York Times just purchased the game, which will continue the daily word game with some days exposing basic words like “train” or “laugh,” while other days reveal much more sophisticated phrases.

So, what exactly does Homer imply?

For each person, Homer might have a variety of definitions. Some people envision Greek literature, while others envision a contractor working in your home after hours.

So, what are the most common definitions of the word “homer”?

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

“A job that a tradesman (= a skilled worker such as a builder or house painter) does for a private customer in the customer’s home, especially when this is done in addition to their main job and without them telling their employer or the tax authorities.”

The Homing Pigeon, a pigeon bred for long-distance racing and trained to fly home from a great distance, is also mentioned by Dictionary.com.

Not to mention Homer Simpson from the popular animated series.

Homer’s Odyssey 

His exact date of birth is unknown, however it is thought to have been around 928 BC.

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