palm·er (pä?m?r)n. A medieval European pilgrim who carried a palm branch as a token of having visited the Holy Land.[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman palmer, paumer, from Medieval Latin palm?rius : Latin palma, palm; see palm2 + -?rius, n. suff.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.palmer (?p??m?) n1. (Historical Terms) (in Medieval Europe) a pilgrim bearing a palm branch as a sign of his visit to the Holy Land2. (Historical Terms) (in Medieval Europe) an itinerant monk3. (Historical Terms) (in Medieval Europe) any pilgrim4. (Angling) any of various artificial angling flies characterized by hackles around the length of the body[C13: from Old French palmier, from Medieval Latin palm?rius, from Latin palma palm]Palmer (?p??m?) n1. (Biography) Arnold. born 1929, US professional golfer: winner of seven major championships, including four in the US Masters (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964) and two in the British Open (1961,1962)2. (Biography) Samuel. 1805?81, English painter of visionary landscapes, influenced by William BlakeCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014palm?er (?p? m?r, ?p?l-) n. 1. a pilgrim, esp. of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token. 2. any religious pilgrim. [1250?1300; Middle English palmer(e)