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Parker

//ˈpɑɹkɚ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper. countable, uncountable

    "When C.J. Parker got his new passport in the mail, he was initially in disbelief. Parker thought that the contents of the UPS envelope that he had opened must have been a mistake: The 27-year-old’s corrected birth certificate and a court order certifying his name and gender change had seemingly been destroyed."

  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A female given name. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Bay County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Fremont County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Linn County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Marshall County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Morrison County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Turner County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Collin County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A Parker-brand pen.

    "At most street corners one would be offered exotic items of merchandise unavailable anywhere else in Spain - mouldy chocolate, laddered stockings, damp American cigarettes, leaky Parkers, and fake Swiss watches."

  2. 2
    A parkkeeper.
  3. 3
    Someone who parks a motor vehicle.

Etymology

From park + -er.

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