Parker
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹkɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːkə/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)
- Homophone: parker
Proper noun edit
Parker (countable and uncountable, plural Parkers)
- A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town, the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona.
- A home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado.
- A city in Bay County, Florida.
- A small city in Fremont County, Idaho.
- A small city in Linn County, Kansas.
- A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.
- A township in Morrison County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
- A small city in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
- A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Turner County, South Dakota.
- A city in Collin County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington.
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Parker (plural Parkers)
- 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.