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Added 10 October 2026

palmer

/ˈpɑːmə/ noun

Latin root: palmārius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about palmer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

United States golfer (born in 1929).

Origin

From Middle English palmer, from Anglo-Norman palmer, from Old French paumier (“palmer”), from Medieval Latin palmārius (“palmer”), from palma (“palm tree”).

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