packer

Plural: packers

Noun

• A person or machine that puts things into containers.
• a workman employed to pack things into containers
• a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
• a hiker who wears a backpack
• A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
• A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
• Clipping of meatpacker.
• A software program that compresses code or data.
• A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
• An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
• An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
• A kind of trunk for luggage.
• A packhorse.
• A dustpan.

Examples

• a household goods packer
• As a strategic PACKER of vowels and consonants, she always managed to draw a balanced rack.
• He works as a pork packer.
• When his back problems kept him from lifting furniture, his skill as a packer kept him employed.

Synonyms

backpacker, bagger, boxer, meat packer