packer
/ˈpækɚ/ · noun
Meaning
- A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
- Clipping of meatpacker.
- A software program that compresses code or data.
- A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
- An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
- An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
- A kind of trunk for luggage.
- A packhorse.
- A dustpan.
- A person who plays football for the Green Bay Packers professional football team.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English pakker, pakkere, packare, equivalent to pack + -er.
- pakker(Middle English)→
- packer (English)
- Relations: inh
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