packer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpækɚ/
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/ˈpækɚ/ · /ˈpækə/

Definition of packer

10 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
    “He works as a pork packer.”
    “a household goods packer”
    “When his back problems kept him from lifting furniture, his skill as a packer kept him employed.”
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noun

  1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
    “He works as a pork packer.”
    “a household goods packer”
    “When his back problems kept him from lifting furniture, his skill as a packer kept him employed.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
  3. A software program that compresses code or data.
    “Many times, the malware authors will use packers and even encryption tools to disguise their software […]”
  4. (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.
  5. An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
  6. (New-Zealand)An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
  7. (dated)A kind of trunk for luggage.
  8. (Australia)A packhorse.
  9. (Nigeria)A dustpan.
  10. A person who plays football for the Green Bay Packers professional football team.
    “Either Bart Starr or Brett Favre was the greatest Packer of all time.”

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Etymology

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

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