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Pal·mer  (pämr, päl-), Alice Elvira Freeman 1855-1902.

American educator who was president of Wellesley College (1882-1888) and dean of women at the University of Chicago (1892-1895).

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Palmer, Arnold Born 1929.

American golfer who was the first to win four Masters championships (1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964).

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Palmer, James Alvin Known as "Jim." Born 1945.

American baseball player. A right-handed pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles (1965-1984), he won 20 or more games during eight separate seasons and won the Cy Young Award three times (1973, 1975, and 1976).

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palm·er  (pämr)

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A medieval European pilgrim who carried a palm branch as a token of having visited the Holy Land.

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palmer [ˈpɑːmə]

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1. (Historical Terms) (in Medieval Europe) a pilgrim bearing a palm branch as a sign of his visit to the Holy Land

2. (Historical Terms) (in Medieval Europe) an itinerant monk

3. (Historical Terms) (in Medieval Europe) any pilgrim

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) any of various artificial angling flies characterized by hackles around the length of the body

[from Old French palmier, from Medieval Latin palmārius, from Latin palma palm]

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Palmer [ˈpɑːmə]

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1. (Biographies / Palmer, Arnold (1929 M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: golfer) Arnold. born 1929, US professional golfer: won the US Open Championship (1960) and the British Open Championship (1961; 1962)

2. (Biographies / Palmer, Samuel (1805-1881) M, English, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Samuel. 1805-81, English painter of visionary landscapes, influenced by William Blake

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Palmer - United States golfer (born in 1929) Arnold Daniel Palmer, Arnold Palmer