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: a person wearing two crossed palm leaves as a sign of a pilgrimage made to the Holy Land
Examples of palmer in a Sentence
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Roundup-resistant weeds like palmer amaranth and waterhemp afflict tens of millions of U.S. farm acres, choking out crops and adding costs for farmers.
—Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
Picard was a Trek paragon: soldier, diplomat, philosopher, intermediary from our lifestream into a megalotheistic abstract-o-realm, expert palmer of face.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2020
China’s approval of Enlist will help provide a new weapon against hard-to-kill weeds like waterhemp and palmer amaranth.
—Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2019
PALMER — A proposal for a public vote on a 2 percent sales tax to pay for schools didn't make it out of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly chambers Tuesday night.
—Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Aug. 2017
Palmer is slated to begin his afternoon round at 1:40 p.m. Martin Flores, a touring pro who played at Mansfield High School, opened with a 68 and will begin his afternoon round at 3-under.
—Jimmy Burch, star-telegram.com, 5 June 2017
Palmer considered making the move, but was thwarted by his mother, who was not present during the visit, according to a source.
—James Smith, NOLA.com, 27 June 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of palmer was
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“Palmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palmer. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
palmer
noun
palm·er
ˈpäm-ər
ˈpäl-mər
: a person wearing two crossed palm leaves as a sign of having gone on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Biographical Definition
Palmer 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Palm·er
ˈpä-mər
ˈpäl-mər
Arnold (Daniel) 1929–2016 American golfer
Palmer
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Daniel David 1845–1913 American founder of chiropractic
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