meatpacker
meatpacker noun: a person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing.
Noun
meatpacker (plural meatpackers)
- A person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing
- 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...2022 January 15, Binyamin Appelbaum, “Building a Better Meatpacking Industry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2022
- Synonyms:
- packer
Synonyms of meatpacker
Forms of meatpacker
| plural | meatpackers |
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Origin of meatpacker
From meat + packer.
Questions about meatpacker
- What does meatpacker mean?
- Meatpacker means a person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing.
- What part of speech is meatpacker?
- Meatpacker is a noun.
- What is the plural of meatpacker?
- The plural of meatpacker is meatpackers.
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