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parker | parked |

As a proper noun Parker

is {{surname|A=An|occupational|from=occupations}} for a gamekeeper.

As a noun Parker

is a Parker-brand pen.

As an adjective parked is

left in a public location when not in use.

As a verb parked is

past tense of park.

parker

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • for a gamekeeper.
  • , transferred from the surname.

    • Derived terms

    * Parkeresque * Parkerian * Parkerism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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

    parked

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Left in a public location when not in use.
    • a row of parked cars

    Verb

    (head)
  • (park)