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† packeteer Obs. except Hist.|pækɪˈtɪə(r)|
[f. packet n. + -eer.]
1. Canad. A carrier (often an Indian) of letters and documents, esp. in the fur trade.
1784J. Thomas in Publ. Hudson's Bay Rec. Soc. (1954) XVII. 27 Tradesmen at their separate employs, Hunters, Trappers, fishermen, and pacqueteers. 1943Beaver Mar. 30/1 Mail packets were operated on a time-table, just as are mail flights by aeroplanes today. ‘Packeteers’ were never armed.
2. = packetarian.
1922Short Stories Feb. (early issue) 141/2 Au revoir, Joe Pichegru, you sun-smoked son of a packeteer! |