Packer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  packer \pack"er\ (p[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
     1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one
        who packs food for preservation or for the market; as, a
        pork packer.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. 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.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  packer
       n 1: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn: {bagger},
             {boxer}]
       2: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: {meat packer}]
       3: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: {backpacker}]