meatpacker en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat English packer English meatpacker From meat + packer.
Meanings
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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 the deal, the Reagan administration intervened on the side of Cargill.
2022 January 15, Binyamin Appelbaum, “Building a Better Meatpacking Industry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meatpackers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |