meatpacker
2
3.3
- noun
- /ˈmiːtˌpækər/
- US
:
empacador de carne
- They are fattened on corn for four or five months until they weigh around 1,200 pounds, then they are sold to meatpackers.
- the largest meatpacker
- meatpackers and farmers
- meatpackers union
Examples
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Meatpackers simply closed down operations in strong union towns and opened smaller industrial sites across the Midwest.
Academic text (1999) -
A meatpacker processes live animals into edible ones.
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During the winter and spring of 1910-11, Harriet Monroe worked her way through Chicago's downtown Loop, talking with lawyers, bankers, meatpackers, and real estate tycoons about poetry.
Blog text (4) -
In addition to the majority of laborers, some employed by the city works department included male members such as semi-skilled factory operatives, meatpackers, shoemakers, tailors, greengrocers, truck farmers, a T.H. & B. Railway employee, and at least two street railway operators.
Academic text (2000) -
A skilled meatpacker ensures that the meat is properly processed and packaged for consumers.
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In the competitive industry, a meatpacker must adhere to strict regulations to maintain quality standards.
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The local meatpacker supplies fresh beef to various grocery stores every week.
Synonyms
13
5.2
A person or company that prepares meat and puts it into boxes for sale
2
6.5
A person who kills animals and prepares their meat for people to eat
1
2.9
A person or company that prepares and packs meat for shops
1
7.4
A person who kills animals for meat in a building like a meat factory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Meatpacker comes from the parts meat ('food from animals') and pack ('to put things into boxes or containers', like in package), so a meatpacker is a person or company that prepares and packs meat for sale.