palmer

Meaning

1. (historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, archaic) Abbreviation of palmerworm.

Synonyms

pilgrim

worshiper

cockup

barramundi perch

giant sea-perch

Asian seabass

barramundi

giant perch

giant seaperch

giant sea perch

cock-up

kowtower

Translations

بالمير

pàlmer

προσκυνητής

pellegrino

Lates calcarifer

pelgrim

peregrino

romero

romera

Dichomeris ligulella

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɑːmə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: palmer

In summary

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