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  palmer

  noun

  a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
• Palmer
  Palmer

  noun

  Alice Elvira, 1855–1902, U.S. educator.

palmer

¹ American  

[pah-mer, pahl-] / ˈpɑ mər, ˈpɑl- /

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.

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verb (used without object)

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

palmer ² American  

[pah-mer] / ˈpɑ mər /

noun

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

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Palmer ³ American  

[pah-mer, pahl-] / ˈpɑ mər, ˈpɑl- /

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.

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palmer ¹ British  

/ 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

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Palmer ² British  

/ 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

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Etymology

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

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Heavy use of longstanding herbicides, like glyphosate, the main ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup, has contributed to resistance developing among weeds such as waterhemp and palmer amaranth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Sloane fitted a palmer on over one armored glove, with the bowl shape facing outward, then gripped a handhold in the passthrough wall.

From The Verge ● Sep. 13, 2018

Another palmer was still in the shielded compartment, but Adda’s aim wasn’t much better than Pel’s.

From The Verge ● Sep. 13, 2018

I think of a palmer as a pilgrim, bringing a palm from the Holy Land.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2015

After the palmer perhaps there would have prowled a rather more sinister figure: one of those who “sleep by day and watch by night, eat well and drink well, but possess nothing.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

In a note to clients ahead of earnings, StoneX analyst Mark Palmer wrote that the combination of falling shares and growing sales made the stock look “inexpensive.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

We’re very excited to give audiences the opportunity to watch the drama unfold on big screens,” Hana Palmer, Sphere Abacus’ executive director of global distribution and partnerships, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Separately, Hegseth also said SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Anduril’s Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich would lead a study about the future of warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

On March 3, 2020, Sen. Lindsey Graham walked into a private dining room at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, D.C.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

So I jumped in my truck and roared the forty miles to Wasilla, then on down near the town of Palmer, slid into the parking lot at the shelter...

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

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