packer
packer Lexical Profile
packer Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person or machine that places goods into containers, boxes, or packages for storage, sale, or transportation.
"The warehouse hired an experienced packer to ensure fragile glassware was securely wrapped before shipping."
North American A person or company engaged in processing, preserving, and packaging food products, especially meat, fish, or fruit, for wholesale distribution.
"Local cattle ranchers negotiated a new contract with a regional meat packer to distribute their beef nationwide."
A person who transports supplies or equipment on pack animals, or who travels on foot carrying a backpack through wilderness areas.
"The experienced packer led a string of mules carrying geological equipment high into the mountain pass."
A mechanical device used in oil and gas drilling to seal the annular space between the production tubing and the wellbore casing, or in agriculture to compact soil.
"Engineers installed a high-pressure packer deep inside the wellbore to isolate the production zone."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Recorded since the 14th century, the word combines the Middle English root 'pack' (borrowed from Middle Dutch 'pak', meaning a bundle of goods) with the agent suffix '-er'.