canner

[ kan-er ]

noun

1. a person who cans can meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
2. an animal yielding meat of poor quality, suitable only for canning. can.

canner

/ ˈkænə /

noun

1. a person or organization whose job is to can foods

Word History and Origins

Origin of canner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; can ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

By the time I was 10 in 1989, my mother — a tomato canner — and my truck-driving dad had saved up enough to buy a post-World War II tract home in a better part of town.

From Los Angeles Times

Early advertisements compared tuna to chicken long before canner Chicken of the Sea landed on grocer shelves.

From Washington Post

To sterilize glass canning jars, you'll need a boiling water canner or a stockpot with a rack — the pot needs to be at least 2 inches taller than the jars you're processing.

From Salon

While working full time as a tomato canner, then part time in her later years while taking care of the children of immigrants who were learning English.

From Los Angeles Times

Shakirah Simley, a Bay Area canner and social-justice advocate, discovered Dr. Sorensen and her formidable pantry on the private Facebook group Sistas Who Can.

From New York Times