PARKER


Meaning of PARKER in English

I. Parker, Bonnie BrE AmE

⇨ ↑ Bonnie and Clyde

II. Par ‧ ker, Charlie /ˈpɑːkəʳ $ ˈpɑːr-/ BrE AmE

(1920–55) a US ↑ jazz musician and ↑ saxophone player, who was also known as ‘Bird’, and who invented the ↑ bebop style of jazz with Dizzy ↑ Gillespie

III. Parker, Dor ‧ o ‧ thy /ˈdɒrəθi $ ˈdɔː-/ BrE AmE

(1893–1967) a US writer of poetry and short stories, who also wrote ↑ review s of books, plays etc for magazines such as The New Yorker . She was one of the main members of the ↑ Algonquin Round Table , a group of writers who met regularly at a hotel in New York City. She is remembered especially for her many clever and funny sayings in which she criticized US society and well-known people.

IV. Parker, Sa ‧ rah Jes ‧ si ‧ ca /ˌse ə rə ˈdʒesəkə/ BrE AmE

(1965–) a US television, theatre, and film actor, best known for playing the part of Carrie Bradshaw in the television programme and film Sex and the City . She has been in several films, including The First Wives Club (1996)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.