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meatpacker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IY1 T P AE2 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: packer

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat English packer English meatpacker From meat + packer.