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palmer
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pah
-mer
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pahl
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]
palm·er
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mər
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ˈpɑl-
/
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[
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-mer
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-
]
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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.
verb (used without object)
4.
Scot.
and
North England
.
to wander; go idly from place to place.
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
to spend time idly; loaf.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to bark; yelp.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
palmer
(
e
) <
Anglo-French
palmer,
Old French
palmier
<
Medieval Latin
palmārius,
special use of
Latin
palmārius
palmary
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palm·er
2
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mər
/
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pah
-mer
]
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noun
a person who
palms
a card, die, or other
object
, as in cheating at a game or performing a magic trick.
Origin:
1665–75;
palm
1
+
-er
1
Palm·er
/
ˈpɑ
mər
or, for 5,
ˈpɑl-
/
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[
pah
-mer
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pahl
-
]
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noun
1.
Alice Elvira,
1855–1902,
U.S. educator.
2.
Arnold,
born 1929,
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.
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6.
a town in S Massachusetts. 11,389.
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palmer
(ˈpɑːmə)
—
n
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
[C13: from Old French
palmier,
from Medieval Latin
palmārius,
from Latin
palma
palm]
Palmer
(ˈpɑːmə)
—
n
1.
Arnold.
born 1929, US professional golfer: won the US Open Championship (1960) and the British Open Championship (1961; 1962)
2.
Samuel.
1805--81, English painter of visionary landscapes, influenced by William Blake
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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