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. 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. 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

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However, with Cole Palmer and another new Blues striker Liam Delap, a £30m summer signing from Ipswich Town, both injured, Joao Pedro, 24, is leading the Chelsea line every week.

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Palmer pointed to defensive coordinator Steve Fifita, who served as interim head coach during last season and decided to stay on the Eagles’ staff as the catalyst for Santa Margarita’s success.

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In 1967, the band released “Days of Future Passed,” an elaborate concept album featuring the London Festival Orchestra; today it’s widely regarded as an early landmark of the progressive rock sound that would later encompass the likes of Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

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