n. a comparatively large boat that collects the fish caught by smaller fishing boats and packs them in ice for taking to cannery or market.
See also: fish collector
- 1954  A big fish-packer was moving slowly toward the head of the bay and more men came from the office to watch it.
- 1959  He'll be an ordained minister and no longer a fisherman. But he intends to keep his fish packer.