Parker

See also: parker, and pārķer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹkɚ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːkə/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)
• Homophone: parker

Proper noun

Parker (countable and uncountable, plural Parkers)

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 number of places in the United States:
   1. A town, the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona.
   2. A home rule municipality of Douglas County, Colorado.
   3. A city in Bay County, Florida.
   4. A small city in Fremont County, Idaho.
   5. A small city in Linn County, Kansas.
   6. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
   7. A small city in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
   8. A census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina.
   9. A city, the county seat of Turner County, South Dakota.
   10. A city in Collin County, Texas.
   11. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas.
   12. An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington.

Derived terms

• Parker County
• Parkeresque
• Parkerian
• Parkerism

Noun

Parker (plural Parkers)

1. A Parker-brand pen.
   • 1969, Laurie Lee, As I walked out one midsummer morning:

     At most street corners one would be offered exotic items of merchandise unavailable anywhere else in Spain - mouldy chocolate, laddered stockings, damp American cigarettes, leaky Parkers, and fake Swiss watches.

See also

• nosey parker

Anagrams

• repark