packer

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see also: Packer

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈpækɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈpækə/

Noun

packer (plural packers)

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

   He works as a pork packer.

   a household goods packer

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

2. (computing) A software program that compresses code or data.
3. (US) A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
4. (LGBT) An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
5. (New Zealand) An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
6. (dated) A kind of trunk for luggage.

Translations

• French: emballeur, emballeuse
• German: Verpacker, Verpackerin, Packer, Packerin
• Russian: упако́вщик
• Spanish: embalador

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Packer

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Noun

packer (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.

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