English Explanatory Dictionary

packer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
  2. Clipping of meatpacker.
  3. A software program that compresses code or data.
  4. A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
  5. An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
  6. An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
  7. A kind of trunk for luggage.
  8. A packhorse.
  9. A dustpan.
noun
  1. A person who plays football for the Green Bay Packers professional football team.

Pronunciation

/ˈpækɚ/ /ˈpækə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-packer.wav

Word forms

packer packers

Etymology

From Middle English pakker, pakkere, packare, equivalent to pack + -er.

Derived words

copacker cultipacker fudge packer meatpacker pamper packer pick packer shit packer star packer woolpacker

Translations

Catalan: envasador Catalan: empaquetador Chinese Mandarin: 包裝者 /包装者 Dutch: verpakker Dutch: pakker French: emballeur French: emballeuse German: Verpacker German: Verpackerin German: Packer German: Packerin Hebrew: אוֹרֵז Hebrew: אוֹרֶזֶת Italian: imballatore Italian: impaccatore Middle English: pakkere Polish: pakowacz Polish: pakowaczka Russian: упако́вщик Russian: упако́вщица Spanish: embalador Spanish: envasador Spanish: empaquetador
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