packer
pack·er/ˈpækɚ/noun
packer is spelled P-A-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pack·er). It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, packer means “A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of packer is packers.
How many letters and syllables are in packer?
| Letters | 6: P-A-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pack·er |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is packer?
Packer appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce packer?
- US /ˈpækɚ/
- UK /ˈpækə/
Packer has 2 syllables, split pack·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-packer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with packer?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as packer from its last stressed vowel (/ækəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: repack.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of packer
- packers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does packer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
He works as a pork packer.
- 2
Clipping of meatpacker.
- 3
A software program that compresses code or data.
- 4
USA ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
- 5
An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
- 6
An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
- 7
datedA kind of trunk for luggage.
- 8
AustraliaA packhorse.
noun
- 1
A person who plays football for the Green Bay Packers professional football team.
Either Bart Starr or Brett Favre was the greatest Packer of all time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate packer?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of packer: pkr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Packer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | emballeur, emballeuse |
| German | Verpacker, Verpackerin, Packer, Packerin |
| Spanish | embalador, envasador, empaquetador |
| Portuguese | packer |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does packer come from?
From Middle English pakker, pakkere, packare, equivalent to pack + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).