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Packer vs Parker - What's the difference?

packer | parker |

As nouns the difference between packer and parker

is that packer is a person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer or a household goods packer while Parker is a Parker-brand pen.

As a proper noun Parker is

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packer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer or a household goods packer.
    • When his back problems kept him from lifting furniture, his skill as a packer kept him employed.
  • (computing) A software program that compresses code or data.
  • * 2009 , Harlan Carvey, Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit
    • Many times, the malware authors will use packers and even encryption tools to disguise their software...
  • (label) An artificial penis worn by a drag king, transman, etc., inside the trousers.

    • Anagrams

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    parker

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • for a gamekeeper.
  • , transferred from the surname.

    • Derived terms

    * Parkeresque * Parkerian * Parkerism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Parker-brand pen.
  • * 1969 , Laurie Lee, As I walked out one midsummer morning
    • At most street corners one would be offered exotic items of merchandise unavailable anywhere else in Spain - mouldy chocolate, laddered stockings, damp American cigarettes, leaky Parkers , and fake Swiss watches.

    See also

    * nosey parker