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1. (n.) palmer
a pilgrim, esp. of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
2. palmer
any religious pilgrim.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME palmer(e) < AF palmer, OF palmier < ML palmārius, L: palmary)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Palmer, Arnold Palmer, Arnold Daniel Palmer
United States golfer (born in 1929)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) palmer
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
2. (noun) palmer
a palmerworm
3. (noun) palmer
short for Palmer fly, an artificial fly made to imitate a hairy caterpillar; a hackle
4. (verb) palmer
one who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. palmer
the name given to a pilgrim to the Holy Land who had performed his vow, in sign of which he usually bore a palm branch in his hand, which he offered on the altar on his return home.
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