packer

Meaning

1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
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.
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.

Synonyms

backpacker

boxer

packager

meat packer

bagger

canner

excursionist

hiker

loader

mercer

merchant

monger

peripatetic

pilgrim

roper

seller

shopkeeper

stockist

storekeeper

trader

tradesman

tramper

trekker

waller

wayfarer

market keeper

supermarketeer

supermarketer

wrapping machine

baling press

packaging machine

press wheel

bag machine

bagging machine

packing press

production packer

bale press

sack and bale machine

pillar man

pack builder

baler

bargainer

bird of passage

dealer

docker

Translations

imballatore

Packer

emballeur

empaquetador

Verpacker

impaccatore

manutentionnaire

embalador

empaquetador

الحزّام

incassatore

emballeur

inpakker

verpakker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpækɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pakker

In summary

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