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parker

/ˈpɑɹkɚ/

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What does parker mean?

noun

  1. A parkkeeper.
  2. Someone who parks a motor vehicle.
  3. A Parker-brand pen.
More meanings (18)

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A town, the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona.
  5. A home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado.
  6. A city in Bay County, Florida.
  7. A small city in Fremont County, Idaho.
  8. A small city in Linn County, Kansas.
  9. A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.
  10. A township in Morrison County, Minnesota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
  12. A small city in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
  13. A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
  14. A census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina.
  15. A city, the county seat of Turner County, South Dakota.
  16. A city in Collin County, Texas.
  17. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas.
  18. An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington.

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IPA pronunciation

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When Parker wrote it he was senile, and there is no evidence that he was ever possessed of intelligence.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
Additional proof for the correctness of this theory was furnished through the experiments of G.H. Parker and S.J. Holmes.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
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Mrs. Clowes at length entreated her husband to take him into the office, for "Johnnie Parker was such a good boy."
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
Martha Parker was a lady of all too certain age who disapproved of young people in general and the Improvers in particular.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of AvonleaProject Gutenberg ebook #47
“The liar, the thief, the murderer, and the adulterer may here wash and be clean,” says the Rev. Mr. Parker, in his book.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895