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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