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A person or company whose business is preserving and packaging food in sealed cans or jars.
"The local tomato canner contracts with dozens of regional farms before the late-summer harvest."
A large pot, pressure vessel, or industrial machine used for sterilizing and sealing food in jars or cans.
"She placed the glass jars of peaches into the boiling-water canner to seal them for the winter."
North American A person who collects discarded beverage cans and bottles from public bins or streets to redeem them for their deposit value.
"Early in the morning on recycling day, a neighborhood canner wheeled a cart of aluminum cans toward the redemption center."
American A low market grade of beef cattle whose lean meat is used primarily for canned meat products rather than fresh retail cuts.
"Older dairy cows sold at the livestock auction are frequently classified as cutter or canner grade."