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parker

6.8

A high-quality pen made by the Parker company, often a fountain or ballpoint

noun
/ˈpɑrkər/

: pluma

I bought a new parker yesterday.

Examples

Her grandfather gave her a vintage parker for her graduation.
The signature was written with a gold-trimmed parker.
He proudly displayed his new parker during the meeting.
My parker writes smoothly.
He signed his name with a sleek parker pen that glided smoothly across the paper.
For her birthday, he gifted her a beautiful parker pen, which she cherished for its quality.
During the meeting, she took notes with her trusty parker fountain pen, known for its elegance.

Synonyms

pen

vsparker

508 1.0

A tool for writing with ink

is a branded high quality example from one manufacturer rather than any maker

ballpoint pen

vsparker

8 1.0

A writing pen with a small metal ball in the tip that rolls ink onto paper

is the company's premium model of this type

fountain pen

vsparker

8 3.1

A pen with a built-in ink holder that lets ink flow to the tip

is a branded high quality writing instrument made by one company

Compounds

nosy-parker

Offensive

1 8.3

A person who asks too many private questions about others

Parker House roll

1 5.1

A soft, buttery dinner roll folded in half before baking

nosey parker

1 8.2

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

nosey-parker

9.1

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

Surface Forms

parker singular

parkers plural

Etymology

The word parker for a pen comes from the name of its maker, George Parker, who started the famous Parker pen company. So a 'parker' is a high-quality pen named after its maker.