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palmers

palmers is the plural of palmer.

Meaning of palmer

Noun (1)

palmer (plural palmers)

  1. (historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.
    • The Pilgrim had some home or dwelling place, the Palmer had none. The Pilgrim travelled to some certain, designed place or places, but the Palmer to all. The Pilgrim went as his own charge, but the Palmer professed wilful poverty and went upon alms.1674, Thomas Staveley, The Romish horseleech : or, an impartial account of the intolerable charge of Popery to this nation, page 93

Noun (2)

palmer (plural palmers)

  1. A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.

Noun (3)

palmer (plural palmers)

  1. One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.

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Proper noun capitalized: Palmers

Palmers

  1. (plural) plural of Palmer.

Phrases with palmers

Questions about palmers

What is palmers the plural of?
Palmers is the plural of palmer.
What part of speech is palmers?
Palmers is a proper noun.

Words near palmers in the dictionary

  1. palmering
  2. Palmerins
  3. Palmeris
  4. Palmero
  5. Palmeros
  6. palmers
  7. Palmers Channel
  8. Palmers Green
  9. Palmers Island
  10. Palmers Oaky
  11. Palmerston

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