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palmer

palmer

9.6
A person who grows or cares for palm trees
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːlmər/
translation icon : palmero
  • The palmer planted several new palm trees this spring.

Examples

  • The resort hired a palmer to maintain the tropical landscape.

  • A skilled palmer knows how to protect young palm trees from pests.

  • The palmer carefully trimmed the palm fronds in the garden.

  • Many palmers attended the annual tree care workshop.

  • The palmer carefully trimmed the palm fronds in the garden.

  • A skilled palmer knows how to protect young palm trees from pests.

  • The resort hired a palmer to maintain the tropical landscape.

Synonyms

planter
vspalmer
7 6.4

A person who owns or manages a large farm often growing crops like cotton

works primarily with one tropical crop rather than running a large estate
tree farmer
vspalmer
1 3.4

A person who grows and cares for trees to sell or protect nature

focuses on one specific tropical species rather than many types

Compounds

9.9

A black hat worn with traditional clothes

A large peninsula in Antarctica that reaches north toward South America

Surface Forms

palmer singular
palmers plural

Morphology

palmer = palm (transparent) = palm + er

The word is a straightforward agentive formation meaning a person associated with palm trees.

Etymology

Palmer comes from palm the tree and the ending -er, which tells 'one who'. So a palmer is someone who grows or cares for palm trees.