packetern.

Brit.

/ˈpakᵻtə/, U.S.

/ˈpækədər/, Canadian English

/ˈpækədər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: packet n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < packet n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier packeteer n.

Canadian. Now historical.

A carrier of letters and documents.Used esp. in connection with the fur trade.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person

letter bearera1400

breveterc1440

post1507

letter carrier1552

post boy1588

ordinary1592

packet carrier1606

postie1611

woman-posta1616

postwoman1683

letterman1707

postman1758

packeteer1784

letter boy1794

carrier1798

delivery officer1839

post-girl1850

mailman1881

packeter1893

postlady1975

1893 J. Horden Forty-two Years amongst Indians & Eskimo xv. 147 The packeters returning from Abbitibbe with the letters..to Moose.

1893 J. Horden Forty-two Years amongst Indians & Eskimo xvii. 169 The ‘packeters’ were espied crossing the river, in snow-shoes.

1961 J. W. Anderson Fur Trader's Story iii. 24 Others again would drive dog teams..while others would be ‘packeters’, hauling the mail..in winter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	packeter
释义	packetern. Brit. /ˈpakᵻtə/, U.S. /ˈpækədər/, Canadian English /ˈpækədər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: packet n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < packet n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier packeteer n. Canadian. Now historical. A carrier of letters and documents.Used esp. in connection with the fur trade. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person letter bearera1400 breveterc1440 post1507 letter carrier1552 post boy1588 ordinary1592 packet carrier1606 postie1611 woman-posta1616 postwoman1683 letterman1707 postman1758 packeteer1784 letter boy1794 carrier1798 delivery officer1839 post-girl1850 mailman1881 packeter1893 postlady1975 1893 J. Horden Forty-two Years amongst Indians & Eskimo xv. 147 The packeters returning from Abbitibbe with the letters..to Moose. 1893 J. Horden Forty-two Years amongst Indians & Eskimo xvii. 169 The ‘packeters’ were espied crossing the river, in snow-shoes. 1961 J. W. Anderson Fur Trader's Story iii. 24 Others again would drive dog teams..while others would be ‘packeters’, hauling the mail..in winter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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