Gomer

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Alternative form of gomer.
2. isim Alternative form of omer: a former Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.

   “On the morrow, the 16th, after having offered to God the homer, they began eating the corn of the country; and the 17th the manna ceased to fall from heaven. What supports this calculation is, that the gomer, or sheaf, was offered the 16th of Nisan, in broad day-light, though pretty late.”

3. isim A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars.

   “[Table] of dimensions of howitzers, stone and Gomer mortars, vol. 1. p. 250.”

4. isim A stupid, awkward, or oafish person.

   ““Lordy Jeezus,” he said out loud. When did he become such a gomer?”

5. isim An inept trainee or serviceperson.

   “These recruits were given such sobriquets as moron, idiot, or Gomer (after the television marine Gomer Pyle). There were constant comparisons between wayward recruits and animals or vegetables.”

6. isim An opponent in combat or in training.

   “We were almost invisible in our tiger stripes and ghillie suits. However, as the unit marched by, a lone gomer broke rank and ventured into the high, wet saw grass that concealed our position.”

7. isim A male animal (cattle, swine, horse mainly) used to arouse a female or detect, through her induced behavior, her hormonal availability for reproduction. Also called a teaser, a gomer may or may not be neutered, unless this element draws the line between those two synonyms. This particular meaning could also be the originator of the Gomer Pyle entry and not be a derivative.
8. isim An undesirable hospital patient, or a patient who does not need medical care.

   “That patient is a total GOMER. Turf him and let's get some lunch.”

9. isim A dirty, senile, or otherwise unpleasant patient.

   “It was 3:00 a.m. and an elderly homeless person had just been admitted to the emergency room. [...] One resident seemed tired and angry and said, "I can't believe we got beeped out of bed for this gomer."”

10. isim A patient who does not respond to medical treatment.
11. özel isim A surname.
12. özel isim The eldest son of Japheth. Equivalent to the Cimmerians.

    “The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.”

13. isim Alternative form of GOMER.