Definition of "packer" in Anglais

noun

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. (LGBTQ) 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.

7. (Australia) A packhorse.

8. (Nigeria) A dustpan.