释义 |
pack·er 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 |