adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or resembling Matthew Parker (1504–1575), English bishop and theologian.
2. 2
   Of or resembling Charlie Parker (1920–1955), American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer.
3. 3
   Of or resembling Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), American poet, writer, critic, and satirist
4. 4
   Of or resembling Theodore Parker (1810-1860), an American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church.

Etymology

From Parker + -esque.

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