packer
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈpækər/
- US
:
empacadora de carne
- They were meat packers.
- meat packer
Examples
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Thus, the packers by 1920 employed more than half of the city's black industrial workers.
Academic text (2000) -
By August 2, however, the paper began to identify black interests with those of the meat packers.
Academic text (1996) -
In the 1970s, the top five beef-packers controlled only about 25% of the market.
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We also ask... that you watch over the Mansbridge meat packers and their labor dispute.
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Meat packers like IBP, National Beef and Monfort began actively recruiting in Mexico.
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Stemilt and another packer, Washington Fruit & Produce Company, have recently battled the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Fiction book (1999) -
packer ensured that all the beef was properly packaged before shipping it to the grocery stores.
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As a professional packer, he specialized in processing and packaging fresh meats for local markets.
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Many packers in the industry focus on quality control to meet health standards for meat products.
Synonyms
2
3.3
A person or business that kills animals and prepares meat for sale
1
2.9
A person or company that prepares and packs meat for shops
Compounds
- Slur
2
9.9
An offensive slang word people use to insult a gay man or someone who avoids hard choices
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Packer comes from the verb pack ('to put things into a bundle or box') plus the person part -er meaning 'one who'. So a packer in the meat industry is a person or company that prepares and packages meat ready for sale.