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parker

parker

2 4.2
A person who puts cars into empty spaces at a garage or lot
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑrkər/
translation icon : valet
  • Suddenly, a uniformed valet-parker steps right in her path.
  • valet parker

Examples

  • When I moved into my residential high-rise in 1993, all the porters were Hispanic, and all the valet parkers were Black.

    Blog text (20)

  • Once on the property, there are smiling parkers to direct you.

    Blog text (5)

  • Remember the catering trucks and the valet parkers?

    The Longest Yard (2005)

  • Pit bosses, floor managers... but, mostly, she took care of the valet parkers... the guys who could get you anything and take care of anything.

    Casino (1995)

  • Or the deputy sheriffs who work as valet parkers at the casinos on their days off.

    The Alto Knights (2025)

  • Twinkly lights, Spanish valet parkers who smiled at each other over the hood of Al's pickup.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The parker efficiently guided customers to available spots in the busy parking lot.

  • As a parker, my job is to ensure every car is parked safely and quickly.

  • The parker at the event greeted guests with a smile as they arrived.

Synonyms

valet
vsparker
  • US
56 4.1

A person who parks guests' cars at hotels or restaurants

is hired to park cars mainly in lots or garages rather than at venues

Compounds

nosy-parker
  • Offensive
1 8.3

A person who asks too many private questions about others

Parker House roll
  • US
1 5.1

A soft, buttery dinner roll folded in half before baking

nosey parker
  • UK
1 8.2

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

nosey-parker
  • UK
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

Morphology

parker = park (transparent) = park + er

This is a regular agent noun formed from 'park' + '-er', so the meaning is straightforwardly recoverable from the base verb.

Etymology

The word parker for a person who parks cars comes from the verb park and the ending -er, which means 'one who does'. So a 'parker' is simply 'one who parks' cars.