Parker, Dorothy Syllabification: (Par·ker, Dorothy)Pronunciation: /ˈpärkər/Definition of Parker, Dorothy (1893–1967), US humorist, literary critic, and writer; full name Dorothy Rothschild Parker. From 1927, she wrote book reviews and short stories for The New Yorker magazine, becoming one of its legendary wits. Parker, Dorothy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Parker, Dorothy in the British & World English dictionary