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Parker

Parker

735 1.9
A family name used by people or fictional characters
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpɑrkər/
translation icon : Parker
  • And I got some French toast and Parker got some pancakes.
  • Charlie Parker
  • Parker et al.
  • Parker (1987)

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Examples

  • But then, because, you know, Peter Parker is a good person, he will.

  • So the Earth gets closer to Matt Parker than it does to the sun.

  • Not to put too fine a point on it, Parker, but your little...

  • It's Matt Parker, and this is your face.

  • Thank you, George Parker from the FT.

  • I just wanted to welcome you to Harrison & Parker.

  • Parker, can we hike out to Echo Point today?

  • He played Sean Parker in the movie Social Network.

  • Detective Curtis, I've got Captain Parker on the line for you.

  • The city's mayor, Parker, announced her support for the terminal on Wednesday.

Synonyms

Palmer
vsParker
308 4.4

A family name used by people as a last name

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Watson
vsParker
250 2.2

A family name and sometimes a male first name in English-speaking countries

is primarily the family surname rather than a frequent given name
Pratt
vsParker
224 7.4

A family name sometimes used for places or institutions

is focused on being a surname for people rather than place names
Webster
vsParker
165 3.7

A family or first name used by people

is mainly the family surname rather than a common first name
Eppes
vsParker
28 9.9

A family name used by real and fictional people

is the family surname focused on people rather than other uses
Purdy
vsParker
16 5.9

A family name some people have

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Chapin
vsParker
14 7.0

A family name that people often use in English-speaking countries

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Zorro
vsParker
7 7.1

A family name that some people have

is the family surname mainly for people rather than broader naming
Percival
vsParker
7 6.7

A family name used by people to show family connection

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Puddy
vsParker
6 9.9

A last name that a family shares

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Pilcher
vsParker
5 9.4

A family name people use as their last name

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Primero
vsParker
3 9.3

A last name used by some families

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Kelson
vsParker
3 8.2

A last name or first name for a person often used for characters in stories

is primarily the family surname rather than a common given name
Pipkin
vsParker
1 7.9

A family name that people use as their last name

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Pieman
vsParker
1 9.9

A family name used by some people

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters
Tingler
vsParker
9.1

A family name used by some people

is the family surname that also appears for fictional characters

Compounds

nosy-parker
  • Offensive
1 8.3

A person who asks too many private questions about others

A soft, buttery dinner roll folded in half before baking

1 8.2

A person who is too interested in other people's private matters

9.1

A person who tries to find out what other people are doing when it does not concern them

Surface Forms

Parker main

Morphology

Parker = park (opaque) = park + er

Although the surname is historically related to 'park' + '-er', its function as a family name is not meaningfully predictable from the component parts for most learners.

Etymology

Parker comes from an old job name: park plus -er, where park meant an enclosed area for hunting and -er means 'someone who does a job'. So a Parker was originally a 'keeper of the park', and today the name survives as a family surname showing an ancestor's job.