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slaughterer

 

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Noun slaughterer has 1 sense
  1. butcher, slaughterer - a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
    --1 is a kind of skilled worker, trained worker
    --1 has particulars: knacker
    Derived form: verb slaughter1

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Slaughterer

Definition: A person who kills animals for food or other purposes.


Sense 1 (Noun): A professional who slaughters animals as a part of their job in the meat industry.

Example sentence: The skilled slaughterer quickly dispatched the cattle in the abattoir.


Sense 2 (Noun): A person who kills animals as part of a ritual, cultural tradition, or religious practice.

Example sentence: The tribespeople appointed a slaughterer to perform the sacrificial ritual during the annual ceremony.


Sense 3 (Noun): A person who kills animals indiscriminately or cruelly.

Example sentence: The authorities investigated the case of the brutal slaughterer who had been illegally hunting endangered species.


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