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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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