cannery

noun

can·​nery ˈka-nə-rē How to pronounce cannery (audio)
plural canneries
: a factory for the canning of foods

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His father had been a welder and his mother a cannery worker. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026 After her parents’ divorce, Huerta’s grandfather helped raise her and her two brothers while her mother, Alicia Fernandez, waited tables during the day and pulled nighttime shifts at a cannery. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Once a stronghold of canneries and lumber mills, the town has numerous tumbledown Victorians that have long been havens for artists, brewers, and various eccentrics—along with fans of The Goonies, who make pilgrimages to see where the seminal movie was shot. — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 The first farmers market in California was right here in the Bay Area — when canneries were backed up during World War II and growers in the North Bay had nowhere to send their fruit. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cannery

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cannery was in 1864

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“Cannery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannery. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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cannery

noun
can·​nery ˈkan-(ə-)rē How to pronounce cannery (audio)
plural canneries
: a factory for the canning of food

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