packer

/ˈpækər/
/ˈpækə/
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Other forms: packers

Definitions of packer
  1. noun
    a workman employed to pack things into containers
    synonyms: bagger, boxer
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    type of:
    working man, working person, workingman, workman
    an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
  2. noun
    a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
    synonyms: meat packer
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    examples:
    Gustavus Franklin Swift
    United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
    type of:
    jobber, middleman, wholesaler
    someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
  3. noun
    a hiker who wears a backpack
    synonyms: backpacker
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    type of:
    hiker, tramp, tramper
    a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
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