slaughterer

Definition of slaughterernext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughterer
Noun
  • Independent butchers are rare these days, as chain grocery stores with in-house butchers have become more prevalent.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
  • Brown butchers then salts the chickens overnight, and marinates them in a mixture of ancho and puya chiles, garlic and chipotle.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • Under the method, executioners strap an inmate to a gurney with chest and shoulder harnesses and attach a mask to his face.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • He was followed by Anthony Stewart Head, who played the slayer's dear mentor, Giles, and passed away in June at 72.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • But Jim Jacobs was on its trail, and Jim Jacobs was a slayer of big game.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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“Slaughterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughterer. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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