όμηρος — meaning in English

English meaning

• homer noun A home run in baseball.
• hostage noun A person held captive to force someone else to do, or not do, something.

Senses

όμηρος is used for these senses in English:

• Homer Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
• hostage A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

homer — full definition

1. noun A home run in baseball.
2. verb To hit a home run.

hostage — full definition

1. noun A person held captive to force someone else to do, or not do, something.
2. noun Something that limits or restricts a person's freedom of action, used figuratively.