parker

Questions about parker

What is another word for parker?

It depends which parker you mean. In the sense “United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)”, the synonyms are Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker. Across all 2 senses there are 6 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of parker?

WordNet records no antonym for parker. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for parker split into groups?

Because parker carries 2 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for parker come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of parker

• Full entry for parkerAll 2 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for parkerWords matching from the last stressed vowel onward, grouped by syllable count.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.