1
: one that packs: such as
a
: one engaged in processing food (such as meat) and distributing it to retailers
b
: an automotive vehicle with a closed body and a compressing device (as for compacting rubbish) in the rear
2
3
: one that conveys goods by means of a pack
Examples of packer in a Sentence
She worked as a packer for a candy company.
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Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
The Big 4 meat packers paid out over $4 billion in shareholder dividends in the first 2 years of the pandemic.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
If there were just a few options, a few different bills of materials could be created that direct packers which box to select and which items go in that box.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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—Alice Cavanagh, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
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Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
The Big 4 meat packers paid out over $4 billion in shareholder dividends in the first 2 years of the pandemic.
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
If there were just a few options, a few different bills of materials could be created that direct packers which box to select and which items go in that box.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
From this base, Vuitton, who became the official packer and box maker for Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, established his leather-goods empire—helped by the advent of train travel and his ingenious courier trunks.
—Alice Cavanagh, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2024
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“Packer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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packer
noun
pack·er
ˈpak-ər 
: one that packs
especially
: a dealer who prepares and packs foods for the market
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