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palmer

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[ 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.


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

/ ˈɑːə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Palmer

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/ ˈɑːə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of palmer1

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

Origin of palmer2

First recorded in 1665–75; palm 1 + -er 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of palmer1

C13: from Old French palmier, from Medieval Latin 貹ܲ, from Latin palma palm
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After the point in the ceremony when Natasha Beddingfield sang “Unwritten” at the top of her lungs, the entire room overtaken by euphoric nostalgia, moving and singing in her reflection, host Keke Palmer correctly retorted: “Why do we all go up for that song?”

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If he went to somewhere like Chelsea or Manchester United then he could be another player who bites Pep in the backside, like Cole Palmer did.

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Ollie Palmer - another hero of promotions past - has also been moved aside as Parkinson evolves his side.

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Palmer could have left in January, but told officials he still felt he had a part to play and was prepared to wait for his chance, be it through injuries or a late attempt to inject something different.

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“For years, I didn’t know who Jack, Arnold Palmer or Ben Hogan even were,” he wrote.

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