PACKER

backpacker, packer

(noun) a hiker who wears a backpack

packer, bagger, boxer

(noun) a workman employed to pack things into containers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

packer (plural packers)

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation

(computing) A software program that compresses code or data.

(US) A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.

(LGBT) An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc, inside the trousers.

(New Zealand) An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.

(dated) A kind of trunk for luggage.

Anagrams

• repack

Noun

Packer (plural Packers)

A person who plays football for the Green Bay Packers professional football team

Anagrams

• repack

Source: Wiktionary


Pack"er, n.

Definition: A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BOLLARD

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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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