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American  
[kan-er] / ˈkæn ər /

noun

  1. a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.

  2. an animal yielding meat of poor quality, suitable only for canning.


canner British  
/ ˈkænə /

noun

  1. a person or organization whose job is to can foods

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of canner

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; can 2 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Castalia first discovered Sure We Can not as a canner, but as a performer, when his experimental theater company put on a show in cleared-out warehouse space there.

From Slate Nov. 27, 2024

To sterilize glass canning jars, you'll need a boiling water canner or a stockpot with a rack — the pot needs to be at least 2 inches taller than the jars you're processing.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2022

Shakirah Simley, a Bay Area canner and social-justice advocate, discovered Dr. Sorensen and her formidable pantry on the private Facebook group Sistas Who Can.

From New York Times Sep. 21, 2021

"It is our desire to support strong domestic tinplate production," Seneca Foods Corp., the largest U.S. vegetable canner, said in its letter seeking an exclusion from tariffs for its imports of metal from China.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2018

The canner sat silent a moment or two, and then laughed good-humoredly.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

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