packer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpækə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpækɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English pakker, pakkere, packare, equivalent to pack + -er.
Meanings
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A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
He works as a pork packer.
When his back problems kept him from lifting furniture, his skill as a packer kept him employed.
a household goods packer
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation ▸ Clipping of meatpacker.
alt of meatpacker
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A software program that compresses code or data.
Many times, the malware authors will use packers and even encryption tools to disguise their software […]
2009, Harlan Carvey, Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit:
- (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.
- 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.
- (Australia) A packhorse.
- (Nigeria) A dustpan.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| packers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
copacker · shit packer · cultipacker · pamper packer · meatpacker · pick packer · star packer · woolpacker · fudge packer
Translations (24)
de Verpackerin (person packing things) · fr emballeur (person packing things) · pt packer (artificial penis) · cmn 包裝者 /包装者 (person packing things) · ca empaquetador (person packing things) · it impaccatore (person packing things) · nl pakker (person packing things) · he אוֹרֶזֶת (person packing things) · ru упако́вщик (person packing things) · it imballatore (person packing things) · ru упако́вщица (person packing things) · ca envasador (person packing things) · es envasador (person packing things) · enm pakkere (person packing things) · pl pakowacz (person packing things) · es embalador (person packing things) · fr emballeuse (person packing things) · es empaquetador (person packing things) · de Packerin (person packing things) · pl pakowaczka (person packing things) · nl verpakker (person packing things) · de Packer (person packing things) · he אוֹרֵז (person packing things) · de Verpacker (person packing things)