Parmentier
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Parmentier
1905–10; named after A. A. Parmentier (1737–1813), French promoter of economic botany
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“This transaction represents our latest strategic investment in longer cycle, higher growth, high margin businesses aligned with our continuous focus on delivering top-quartile financial performance,” said Jenny Parmentier, Parker’s CEO, said in the statement.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
"It's a planet that shouldn't exist," study co-author Vivien Parmentier, a researcher at the Observatory of Côte d'Azur in Nice, France, said in the same statement.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2023
It's Hachis Parmentier, a dish of mince and mashed potato - sometimes likened to a shepherd's pie.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
“This is the last chance for a deal,” said Friends of Ocean Action’s Remi Parmentier.
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2021
Parmentier could have called out any number and it wouldn’t have mattered, it wouldn’t have created any impact at all.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
