canner /ˈkænəɹ/ noun4 •Someone or something which cans. •A large pot used for processing jars when preserving food, either in a boiling water bath or by capturing steam to elevate the pressure and temperature. •(US, slang) Someone who lives off container deposit refunds from recycling.Yet many canners told me that they can easily earn a daily wage of 20 or 30 dollars; each then recycles upward of 600 containers every day. — 2007 •An animal yielding inferior meat best suited to canning. formscanners