packer whacker

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Definition of packer whacker in English English dictionary

A portable defibrillator

Hyphenation

pack·er whack·er

Etymology

() The name came about when Kerry Packer, a wealthy Australian media mogul, was resuscitated with a defibrillator in 1990 in Sydney after suffering a heart attack. After recovering, Packer donated a large sum to the New South Wales Ambulance Service in order to fit all of its ambulances with portable defibrillators.