Definition of palmer Palmer

/pɑˈmɚ/ - [pamer] - palm•er

We found 9 definitions of palmer from 5 different sources.

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What does palmer mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

palmer - United States golfer (born in 1929)
  Arnold Palmer, Arnold Daniel Palmer
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • palmer (Noun)
    A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification.
  • palmer (Noun)
    One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • 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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