Palmer
An English surname transferred from the nicknameAn English surname transferred from the nickname.
» Sally Palmer is not a woman to be trifled with.
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25 senses(countable)An English surname transferred from the nickname.
(countable)A male given name.
A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable)A city, the borough seat of Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
(countable, uncountable)A village in Christian County, Illinois.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Lake County, Indiana.
(countable, uncountable)A minor city in Pocahontas County, Iowa.
(countable, uncountable)A minor city in Washington County, Kansas.
(countable, uncountable)A city in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marquette County, Michigan.
(countable, uncountable)A township in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
(countable, uncountable)An extinct town in Washington County, Missouri.
(countable, uncountable)A village in Merrick County, Nebraska.
Examples
2 sentencesSally Palmer is not a woman to be trifled with.
Enigmatic mining billionaire Clive Palmer has just been elected to the Australian parliament, with one of the smallest margins in history.
Origin
From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.From Middle English palmer (“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”), from Old French.
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.