packer

pack·er
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US/ˈpækɚ/UK/ˈpækə/

noun

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation

“a household goods packer”

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Meanings

packer1

nounpacker (plural packers)

plural packers

  1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation

    a household goods packer

    2 more examples

    He works as a pork packer.

    When his back problems kept him from lifting furniture, his skill as a packer kept him employed.

    1. abbreviationclippingClipping of meatpacker.
  2. computingA software program that compresses code or data.

    Many times, the malware authors will use packers and even encryption tools to disguise their software […]

    2009, Harlan Carvey, Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit
  3. USA ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
  4. An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
  5. New ZealandAn object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
  6. datedA kind of trunk for luggage.
  7. AustraliaA packhorse.
  8. NigeriaA dustpan.

Packer2

nounPacker (plural Packers)

plural Packers

  1. A person who plays football for the Green Bay Packers professional football team.

    Either Bart Starr or Brett Favre was the greatest Packer of all time.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna workman employed to pack things into containers

Broader
working person

nouna wholesaler in the meat-packing business

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meat packer

nouna hiker who wears a backpack

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpakker
  2. Englishpacker

From Middle English pakker, pakkere, packare, equivalent to pack + -er.

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Translations

Catalan envasador, empaquetador
  • envasadorperson packing things
  • empaquetadorperson packing things
Chinese Mandarin 包裝者 /包装者
  • 包裝者 /包装者 (bāozhuāngzhě)person packing things
Dutch verpakker, pakker
  • verpakkerperson packing things
  • pakkerperson packing things
French emballeur, emballeuse
  • emballeurperson packing things
  • emballeuseperson packing things
German Verpacker, Verpackerin
  • Verpackerperson packing things
  • Verpackerinperson packing things
  • Packerperson packing things
  • Packerinperson packing things
Hebrew אוֹרֵז, אוֹרֶזֶת
  • אוֹרֵז (orez)person packing things
  • אוֹרֶזֶת (orézet)person packing things
Italian imballatore, impaccatore
  • imballatoreperson packing things
  • impaccatoreperson packing things
Polish pakowacz, pakowaczka
  • pakowaczperson packing things
  • pakowaczkaperson packing things
Portuguese packer
  • packerartificial penis
Russian упако́вщик, упако́вщица
  • упако́вщик (upakóvščik)person packing things
  • упако́вщица (upakóvščica)person packing things
Spanish embalador, envasador
  • embaladorperson packing things
  • envasadorperson packing things
  • empaquetadorperson packing things

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

packer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packer

MLA

“packer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “packer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packer.

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