slaughterer

noun

Definition of slaughterernext
as in butcher

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  1. butcher
  2. executioner
  3. slayer
Noun
  • If the idea of doing surgery on a raw turkey gives you a stress rash, ask your butcher to do it—even at the supermarket.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Things can get a bit baffling at the butcher’s shop or your grocery store’s meat aisle.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • An enthusiastic executioner DeSantis is Florida’s most enthusiastic executioner, having put 46 men to death.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Rather, the state may employ executioners with limited technical expertise and often no experience in basic anatomy or medical care.
    — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of executioner
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  • To be fair, a genre that’s given us everything from brooding, sparkling emo kids who play baseball; a stake-wielding teen slayer who can’t quit the bad boy; and eccentric sidekicks who feast on bugs is ripe with material for mockery.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The abject terror of reproduction was personified by Lamashtu, demoness of the night, drinker of blood, eater of flesh, slayer of children, untimely opener of wombs, ravager of women.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
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