Etymology

meatpacker

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Today it means: A person or company involved in the meatpacking industry, including slaughtering and meat processing Full definition →

English packer ← Middle English mete ← Old English mete
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
  2. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mati
  4. Old Englishmete
  5. Middle Englishmete
  6. Englishmeat
  7. Englishpacker
  8. English todaymeatpacker

From meat + packer.

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