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Palmer

//ˈpɑːmə// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname transferred from the nickname. countable

    "Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer)."

  2. 2
    A male given name. countable
  3. 3
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the borough seat of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Christian County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lake County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Pocahontas County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Washington County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Hampden County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Sherburne County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Washington County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Merrick County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Putnam County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Washington County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Grundy County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Ellis County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Cameron County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in King County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Braxton County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename; A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sutton, No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A placename; A place in Australia:; A rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A placename; A place in Australia:; A town east of the Adelaide Hills in Mid Murray council area, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A placename; A place in Australia:; A rural locality in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary. historical

    "The Pilgrim had some home or dwelling place, the Palmer had none. The Pilgrim travelled to some certain, designed place or places, but the Palmer to all. The Pilgrim went as his own charge, but the Palmer professed wilful poverty and went upon alms."

  2. 2
    A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
  3. 3
    One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of palmerworm. abbreviation, alt-of, archaic
Verb
  1. 1
    In fly fishing, to wrap a hackle etc. along the whole shank of a hook.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.

Etymology 2

From Middle English palmer, from Anglo-Norman palmer, from Old French paumier (“palmer”), from Medieval Latin palmārius (“palmer”), from palma (“palm tree”).

Etymology 3

From noun.

Etymology 4

From the transitive verb to palm.

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