packer

American  

[pak-er] / ˈpæk ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that packs.

2. a person who engages in packing as an occupation or business, especially a person who packs food for market.

   a fruit packer.

3. a penile prosthesis or other object of phallic shape placed in the crotch of one's clothing to create a bulge, often used by gender-diverse people as part of their gender expression.

   My new packer is made of silicon.

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packer British  

/ ˈpækə /

noun

1. a person or company whose business is to pack goods, esp food

   a meat packer

2. a person or machine that packs

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Etymology

Origin of packer

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, pack ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Harstine, 70, a semiretired orchard packer, said he has noticed Hispanic men bicycling through the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

A woman in her 50s, who asked not to be identified for fear of repercussions, told the BBC she was paid £4 an hour to work as a "packer" in various garment factories.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

He was a department store Santa, a citrus packer and an office temp.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The U.S. meat packer expects sales to be flat in fiscal 2024 as compared with the total sales of $52.88 billion it posted in fiscal 2023.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

Zinaida had worked in a textile factory for five years before joining the 122nd Air Group, and she was assigned to become a parachute packer for the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein