palmer (v. t.) One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
palmer (n.) A wandering religious votary; especially, one who bore a
branch of palm as a token that he had visited the Holy Land and its
sacred places.
palmer (n.) A palmerworm.
palmer (n.) Short for Palmer fly, an artificial fly made to imitate a
hairy caterpillar; a hackle.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
palmer päm′ėr, n. a pilgrim from the Holy
Land, distinguished by his carrying a branch of palm: a cheat at cards or
dice.—ns.Pal′merin,
any medieval knightly hero, from the Palmerin romances, the original hero
Palmerin de Oliva; Palm′er-worm (B.), a hairy worm which
wanders like a palmer, devouring leaves, &c
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