Meatpacker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meatpacker is a noun meaning A person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing.
Meaning
A person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing.
Example Sentences
After breaking up the big meatpackers in the early 1920s, the federal government prevented the industry from consolidating for more than half a century, part of a broader commitment to checking corporate power throughout the economy. […] When a rival meatpacker filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill.
Word Forms
- meatpackers
Synonyms for meatpacker
Depending on context, synonyms include packer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meatpacking, beefpacking, meatworks, cattle-buyer, meatwagon, butchery.
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