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packer:
(plural: ‘packers‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘ck’ are said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)
a packer packing china ware in boxes
a person (or a machine) who packs things — puts/keeps small or delicate things into large and strong boxes; a bagger; a boxer;
a person or business whose job is to pack things, especially meat and other edibles that are packed in tins and cans; a meat packer; a fruit packer;
meat packers in a meat packing factory
a workman or a business that packs furniture and other things in a home from one place to another;
a hiker who carries/wears a backpack; a backpacker,
a packer/backpacker with a backpack on her back
e.g.
Kate is an efficient packer in our office. We are get our orders to be delivered by her.
‘Meat & Fish Packers’ is a good meat packer factory in the meat packing business.
A couple of packers/backpackers are looking for a guide to take them on their hiking trip to the other side of the mountain.
We usually hire a cheap packers/’movers and packers’ when we need to move from one place to another.
a ‘packers & movers’ moving a home
{Note: “Packer”, always with a capital ‘P’, is found in the names of people, e.g. ‘Will Packer’, ‘Gretal Packer’, ‘Billy Packer’, etc.}
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