Parker

[pahr-ker]

noun

1. Charles Christopher, Jr. Bird, 1920–55, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.

2. Dorothy (Rothschild), 1893–1967, U.S. author.

3. Sir Gilbert, 1862–1932, Canadian novelist and politician in England.

4. Horatio William, 1863–1919, U.S. composer, organist, and teacher.

5. John, 1729–75, American Revolutionary patriot.

6. Matthew, 1504–75, English theologian.

7. Quanah. Quanah.

8. Theodore, 1810–60, U.S. preacher, theologian, and reformer.

9. a male given name.

Parker

/ ˈpɑːkə /

noun

1. Sir Alan ( William ). born 1944, British film director and screenwriter; his films include Bugsy Malone (1976), Midnight Express (1978), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Commitments (1991), and Angela's Ashes (2000); chairman of the British Film Institute (1998–99) and of the Film Council (1999–2004)

2. Charlie. nickname Bird or Yardbird. 1920–55, US jazz alto saxophonist and composer; the leading exponent of early bop

3. Dorothy ( Rothschild ). 1893–1967, US writer, noted esp for the ironical humour of her short stories

4. Matthew. 1504–75, English prelate. As archbishop of Canterbury (1559–75), he supervised Elizabeth I's religious settlement

Example Sentences

Steve Parker, chief of the aerospace company’s defense segment, said in a Tuesday letter to workers that the company wouldn’t move off its basic contract terms and urged them to cross the picket line.

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In the past few years, Mr. Parker’s career, which is planted most firmly in the jazz realm, has grown in prominence, and several tracks here build from his characteristic approach to rhythm and harmony.

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“The conventional wisdom is that analysts are always too optimistic,” Parker says.

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These newly observed waves may also explain "magnetic switchbacks," bursts of energy in the solar wind recently detected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe.

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Steve Parker, the head of Boeing’s defense business, said in a letter to workers earlier this month that the company was willing to make modifications without budging on the overall contract’s value.

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