packager

American  

[pak-uh-jer] / ˈpæk ə dʒər /

noun

1. a person or business firm that packages a product or merchandise for commercial sale.

   a soap packager.

2. a person or firm that creates and assembles a tour, television show, book, or other product and offers it for sale, use, exhibition, etc., in a completed form.

   a packager of European vacations; a packager of rock shows.

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packager British  

/ ˈpækɪdʒə /

noun

1. an independent firm specializing in design and production, as of illustrated books or television programmes which are sold to publishers or television companies as finished products

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Etymology

Origin of packager

First recorded in 1955–60; package + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Winners on the South American side could include JBS, the Brazilian company that is the world’s biggest meat packager, smaller rival Marfrig Global Foods, and paper giant Suzano Papel e Celulose.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The company touts itself on its website as the “premier manufacturer and packager of natural and processed bulk, shredded and sliced cheeses.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Existing debt packager firms will need to develop a new way of doing business by October this year or face regulatory action, the regulator said.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2023

In 1973, an editor and book packager whom Mr. Jakes had previously written for called in search of someone to write a multivolume historical series to coincide with the bicentennial celebrations of 1976.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

There had been none since the day when the packager collapsed, at the edge of the total-evaporation zone.

From Sweet Their Blood and Sticky by Teichner, Albert