How to Use packer in a Sentence

packer

noun
Definition of packernext
  • She worked as a packer for a candy company.
  • Hormel, the maker of Spam, was the first packer to can ham in 1926.
    — Bill Lindelof, sacbee.com, 19 May 2017
  • The Packers lost four straight and have since won four in a row.
    — David White, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2016
  • Think of a trans youth who’s wanting to get a packer for the first time.
    — Courtney Shea, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
  • The average hourly wage for packers in the metro area is $12.30.
    — Coronavirus, ProPublica, 23 May 2020
  • The mules head out right at sunrise with two packers each leading a string of five mules.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The packers dropped back to start working toward the bull, but Wark kept walking.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Pickers roam the floors, grabbing items and handing them off to packers, who stand for hours at a time.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • When all was said and done, the Batista family kept control of its prized meat packer.
    — Felipe Marques and James Attwood Bloomberg News, Star Tribune, 23 July 2021
  • In the past three decades, the top four steer and heifer packers in our country have expanded their market share to 85%.
    — Cory Booker For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 25 July 2019
  • This list is also kind to the over-packer who can't leave without taking home with them.
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The bottom line: These reusable bags are a must-have for lunch packers.
    — Lindsey Murray, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2018
  • They’re all gone now, and the physical reminders of my days as a mule packer are dwindling.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The Packers are just one team drafting in the 20s that will be in the market for a physical defensive back.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2017
  • Packing for a shorter trip presents a bit of a challenge for an over-packer like myself.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2022
  • Strong packers can take an average moose in four pieces.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Jamie is a chronic over-packer and firm advocate for the window seat.
    — Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2022
  • But still, even the most expert packers still run into outfit fatigue towards the end of their trips.
    — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2023
  • What to Consider The set is very large and might be too expansive for shorter trips or light packers.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
  • The packer wanted to keep the fruit until July, when apple sales often spike.
    — Chase Purdy, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Using local natives as guides, packers led the first tourists into the Yosemite Valley in the 1850s, a decade before the first efforts to preserve the park.
    — David Ferry, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
  • For the light packer who only really needs a backpack while on the ground, Lojel’s is a true winner.
    — Christina Liao, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Naomi met Gary on the job as meat packers at the Worthington pork-processing plant.
    — Dwight Adams, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2020
  • Back in the boat with a few packers in tow, Kapolak decided to check a different spot on the other side of the lake, which meant a 45-mile boat ride.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The farm is now run by their 38-year-old son, Richard Stevens Jr.; the family sells its crop to a packer, but also allows customers to pick their own berries.
    — Rachel Wharton, New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • Borowski is a tall, bulky man with a square head and thick fingers, like a meat-packer or sparring partner at a boxing gym.
    — Brian Castner, Esquire, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The Spyder lacks some of the storage capacity of the coupe, but a savvy packer could get a weekend’s worth of junk in the frunk, and road trip snacks in the hidden back console.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Kwame’s two love interests, Chelsea and Micah, were both over packers!
    — Vulture, 28 Mar. 2023
  • JBS, a Brazilian company that is the world’s largest meat packer, declined to comment.
    — Washington Post, 22 June 2017
  • Plastic allows packers to modify the mix of gases inside a package in a way that extends the shelf life and the quality of fresh produce.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024

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