"packager" meaning in All languages combined

See packager on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: packagers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English package Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English packager From package + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|package|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English package Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English packager [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "packager", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="packager"> From package + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} packager (plural packagers)
  1. A person who packages.
    Sense id: en-packager-en-noun-BbtU42m~ Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 9 26 32 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 9 26 32 16
  2. A tool or machine used to package objects.
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  3. A company that hires writers and produces finished books to be sold on to publishers.
    Sense id: en-packager-en-noun-Es6k4pCl Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 8 9 29 35 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 9 26 32 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 9 26 32 16
  4. A comic book studio that produces content for comic book publishers on demand.
    Sense id: en-packager-en-noun-MmNGZw9e Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 8 9 29 35 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 9 26 32 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 9 26 32 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 10 9 29 36 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 28 38 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 6 16 62 10 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 8 14 29 37 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 5 33 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 32 46 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 10 25 36 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 10 28 42 12
  5. (computing) A program that groups objects or data into a single file.
    Sense id: en-packager-en-noun-joqH32gJ Categories (other): Computing, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 8 9 29 35 19 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 16 9 26 32 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 16 9 26 32 16 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mortgage packager, universal packager

Inflected forms

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