Definition of palmer

• v. t. - One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
• n. - A wandering religious votary; especially, one who bore a branch of palm as a token that he had visited the Holy Land and its sacred places.
• n. - A palmerworm.
• n. - Short for Palmer fly, an artificial fly made to imitate a hairy caterpillar; a hackle.