palmer

¹

[ pah-mer, pahl- ]

noun

1. a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
2. any religious pilgrim.
3. palmerworm.

verb (used without object)

1. Scot. and North England. to wander; go idly from place to place.

palmer

²

[ pah-mer ]

noun

1. a person who palms a card, die, or other object, as in cheating at a game or performing a magic trick.

Palmer

³

[ pah-mer pahl- ]

noun

1. Alice Elvira, 1855–1902, U.S. educator.
2. Arnold, 1929–2016, U.S. golfer.
3. Daniel David, 1845–1913, Canadian originator of chiropractic medicine.
4. George Herbert, 1842–1933, U.S. educator, philosopher, and author.
5. James Alvin Jim, born 1945, U.S. baseball player.
6. a town in southern Massachusetts.

palmer

¹

/ ˈpɑːmə /

noun

1. (in Medieval Europe) a pilgrim bearing a palm branch as a sign of his visit to the Holy Land
2. (in Medieval Europe) an itinerant monk
3. (in Medieval Europe) any pilgrim
4. any of various artificial angling flies characterized by hackles around the length of the body

Palmer

²

/ ˈpɑːmə /

noun

1. PalmerArnold1929MUSSPORT AND GAMES: golfer Arnold. born 1929, US professional golfer: winner of seven major championships, including four in the US Masters (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964) and two in the British Open (1961,1962)
2. PalmerSamuel18051881MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Samuel. 1805–81, English painter of visionary landscapes, influenced by William Blake

Word History and Origins

Origin of palmer¹

1250–1300; Middle English palmer ( e ) < Anglo-French palmer, Old French palmier < Medieval Latin palmārius, special use of Latin palmārius palmary

Origin of palmer²

First recorded in 1665–75; palm ¹ + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of palmer¹

C13: from Old French palmier, from Medieval Latin palmārius, from Latin palma palm

Example Sentences

Police in Wrangell and Palmer also said they do not collect DNA at the time of arrest.

From ProPublica

He and I were standing in one of the dark and damp hallways of the Palmer basement, and he said to me, “The only difference between you and me physics-wise is that I am a little further along in my career.”

From Nautilus

At Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska, nearly 40 miles north of Anchorage, Thomas Quimby, the emergency department’s medical director, became the leader of the hospital’s coronavirus task force in March.

From Washington Post

Kinloch attempted to end the discussion before Palmer, the Republican, was done asking questions.

From Washington Post

That’s the biggest physical factor that has struck me over 20 years at Palmer.

From Nautilus

This Palmer stands for elegance and sophistication: the embodiment of natural gifts, both athletic and personal.

From The Daily Beast

Palmer's inability to reach a synthesis in almost any area of his life is what makes him exasperating.

From The Daily Beast

"My wife and I have been married for nineteen years," says Palmer, mulling the stress-fracture in his family life.

From The Daily Beast

Just as Palmer, taken in sixty-second doses, seems relaxed, so, measured over hours, he seems in need of a sedative.

From The Daily Beast

I got the word," says Palmer, "that Peters had said, 'I don't want Palmer to start another game here this year.'

From The Daily Beast

Lately a more satisfactory method, suggested by Mr. Palmer, has been employed.

From Project Gutenberg

Palmer is out of town, and Lovegrove and Matthews appear wonderfully nonchalant.

From Project Gutenberg

They directed the master of the house to keep a “palmer,” or instrument for inflicting pain upon the palm of the open hand.

From Project Gutenberg

A little later, he happened to see Mr. Palmer himself knocking at the door of the Deanery and being admitted by the butler.

From Project Gutenberg

The White Palmer—dubbed with white peacock's harl, and a black hackle over it.

From Project Gutenberg