palmer

A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.

Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.

A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.

A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.

One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.