I. ˈpakə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: pack (III) + -er
archaic : conspirator , manipulator
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: pack (II) + -er
1.
a. : one that packages goods or equipment for shipment or storage
works in the shipping department as a china packer
cans arrive at the automatic packer in a 4-bank conveyor — Packaging
specifically : a wholesale dealer
tea packer
b. : one that is processed by a wholesale dealer ; specifically : a dressed hog split down the spine and head with the leaf fat removed
c. : a protective container ; especially : a usually wide-mouthed glass bottle
d. : one that loads or fills: as
(1) : a specialist in loading pack animals
the Missourian was an expert packer — Theodore Roosevelt
(2) : a worker who loads electrodes into a furnace for graphitizing
(3) : a coal miner who fills worked-out rooms with waste material to prevent their collapse and builds rough pillars to support passageways and rooms where mining is being done
(4) : a device for packing the space between the wall of an oil well and the pipe or between two strings of pipe in a well
(5) : a workman who seals cracks and openings (as in a ship compartment) by packing with paper, canvas, or other caulking materials
2. : one that transports goods or equipment: as
a. : bearer I 2a
with eight native guides and packers … our men began the march — Clifford Gessler
b. : one whose business is conveying goods on pack animals
knowed more about pack mules than ary packer in his outfit — Ross Santee
specifically : a peddler using horses or mules to carry his stock
c. Australia : a pack animal
3.
a. : one that forms into a compact unit ; specifically : an attachment to a grain binder that forms the grain into sheaves before tying
b. : one that tamps ; especially : an implement for firming or compacting a plowed and pulverized seedbed