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Meaning of PACKER

Pronunciation:  'pakur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a hiker who wears a backpack
  2. [n]  a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
  3. [n]  a workman employed to pack things into containers
 
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 Synonyms: backpacker, bagger, boxer, meat packer
 
 See Also: Gustavus Franklin Swift, hiker, jobber, middleman, Swift, tramp, tramper, wholesaler, working man, working person, workman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Pack"er\, n.
    A ring of packing or a special device to render gas-tight and
    water-tight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil
    well. [U. S.]
    
  2. \Pack"er\, n.
    A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one
    who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.
    
 

 

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