slaughterer

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US/ˈslɔtɚɚ/UK/ˈslɔːtəɹə/

noun

A butcher (as a profession or job).

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butcher
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Meanings

nounslaughterer (plural slaughterers)

plural slaughterers

  1. agentAgent noun of slaughter; one who slaughters.
  2. A butcher (as a profession or job).
  3. A ritual slaughterer, kosher slaughterer, kosher butcher, shochet / shokhet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who slaughters or dresses meat for market

Similar
butcher
Broader
skilled workertrained worker
Also see
butcherknacker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From slaughter + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic جَزَّار, قَصَّاب
  • جَزَّار (jazzār)a butcher
  • قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb)a butcher
Bulgarian колач, касапин
  • колач (kolač)a person who slaughters
  • касапин (kasapin)a butcher
German Schlächter, Schlächterin
  • Schlächtera person who slaughters
  • Schlächterina person who slaughters
  • Fleischera butcher
  • Fleischerina butcher
  • Schlachtera butcher
  • Schlachterina butcher
  • Schlächtera butcher
  • Schlächterina butcher
  • Metzgera butcher
  • Metzgerina butcher
  • Fleischhackera butcher
  • Fleischhackerina butcher
Hebrew קַצָּב, שׁוֹחֵט
  • קַצָּב (katsáv)a butcher
  • שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét)a ritual slaughterer
Irish marfach, coscróir
  • marfacha person who slaughters
  • coscróira person who slaughters
  • marfóir ainmhithea person who slaughters
Latin mactātor, carnifex
  • mactātora person who slaughters
  • carnifexa butcher
Polish rzeźnik, rzeźniczka
  • rzeźnika person who slaughters
  • rzeźniczkaa person who slaughters
  • rzeźnika butcher
  • rzeźniczkaa butcher
  • rzeźnika ritual slaughterer
  • rzeźniczkaa ritual slaughterer
Russian забо́йщик, пала́ч
  • забо́йщик (zabójščik)a person who slaughters
  • пала́ч (paláč)a person who slaughters
  • живодёр (živodjór)a person who slaughters
  • мясни́к (mjasník)a butcher
Yiddish קצבֿ, שוחט
  • קצבֿ (katsov, katsev)a butcher
  • שוחט (shoykhet)a ritual slaughterer
Cite this entry
APA

slaughterer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughterer

MLA

“slaughterer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughterer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slaughterer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughterer.

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