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Homer vs Zoilus - What's the difference?

homer | zoilus |

As nouns the difference between homer and zoilus

is that homer is an ancient hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten s, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels or homer can be (baseball) a four-base hit; a home run while zoilus is a critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant.

As a verb homer

is (baseball) to get a four-base hit; to get a home run.

homer

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten s, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels.
  • * 1611, ,
  • The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer', and the ephah the tenth part of an '''homer''': the measure thereof shall be after the ' homer .
  • * 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses ,
  • Head up! For every newbegotten thou shalt gather thy homer of ripe wheat.

    Etymology 2

    From home.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) A four-base hit; a home run
  • The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
  • A homing pigeon
  • Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
  • (sports) A person who is extremely devoted to his 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.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (baseball) To get a four-base hit; to get a home run.
  • The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
    Synonyms
    * to jack

    See also

    * single * double * triple

    zoilus

    English

    (wikipedia Zoilus)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (400 – 320 B.C.) An ancient Greek rhetorician, philosopher, who harshly criticized Homer's poems.
  • Derived terms

    *zoilus