palmer

palm-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An English surname.

  2. 2.

    (historical) A pilgrim who carried a palm branch as a sign of having visited the Holy Land.

Forms

plural: palmers

Related words

See also: palm, pilgrim

Etymology

From Latin palma ("palm tree") + agent suffix -er, referring to pilgrims who brought palm branches from the Holy Land.