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   palmer

   /ˈpɑːmə/

   noun

   • 1. a pilgrim, especially one who had returned from the Holy Land with a palm branch or leaf as a sign of having undertaken the pilgrimage. historical
   • ▪ an itinerant monk travelling from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty.
   • 2. a hairy artificial fly used in angling.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin palmarius ‘pilgrim’, from Latin palma ‘palm’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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