packer

Everyday

1. A packer is a person or machine that packs goods into boxes or containers. tree →
2. (informal) In the phrase «Green Bay Packers» it is the name of an American football team. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday adult life: warehouse jobs, food factories and removal companies; in maths problems about boxes and items packed.

Examples

• The packer filled each box with 12 eggs. tree →
• My cousin works as a packer in a warehouse. tree →
• The machine is a fast packer. tree →
• The packers loaded our furniture into the van. tree →
• A packer can pack 60 boxes an hour; in 3 hours that is 180. tree →
• Fruit packers work hard in the summer. tree →

Note

Plural: packers. From «pack» + «-er» (a person or thing that does). In maths, a packer's rate × time = how many items are packed.