packer

[pak-er]

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.

packer

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of packer¹

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

Example Sentences

The build‑out didn’t just hire coders; it hired coordinators, pickers, packers and drivers.

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Many of the Administration’s actions such as investigating meat packers are counterproductive.

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B. Meat packers are “corporate criminals” and Tyson Foods is abusing its “corporate market power and raking in record profits by jacking up meat prices.”

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Former President Joe Biden also asked the Agriculture Department to investigate big meat packers, accusing the firms of of raising prices and boosting their profits during the pandemic.

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Still, reliance on imports and meat packers' buying power persist, Mr Bullard said, meaning ranchers "lack confidence in the integrity of the marketplace" and remain reluctant to grow their herds.

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