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slaughter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈslɔtɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈslɑtɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
/ˈslɔːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
[ˈslɔɾɚ] without the cot–caught merger
[ˈslɑɾɚ] (cot-caught-merger)
/ˈsloːtə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
/ˈslɔtəɾ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English slaughter, from Old Norse *slahtr, later sláttr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtrą, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną. Equivalent to slay + -ter (as in laughter). Eventually derived from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Related with Dutch slachten, German schlachten, Finnish lahdata (all “to slaughter”).

Meanings

(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
(countable, uncountable) A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
- 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VI, 1773, The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost, Edinburgh, page 416, For ſin, on war and mutual ſlaughter bent.
- […] I ſee Th’ Inſulting Tyrant prancing o’er the Field Strow’d with Rome’s Citizens, and drench’d in Slaughter, His Horſe’s Hoofs wet with Patrician Blood. 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, pages 1-2:
(countable, rare, uncountable) A mass destruction of non-living things.
- There was a massive slaughter of W.R. steam power at the conclusion of the summer timetable. In all, 169 locomotives were condemned. 1962 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Modern Railways, page 425:
(countable, uncountable) A rout or decisive defeat.
(collective, countable, uncountable) A group of iguanas.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
slaughtre		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
slaughters	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Synonyms

mess

Translations (202)

fi lahti (killing of animals) · nl afslachting (killing of many people) · pl pogrom (a decisive defeat) · sv slakt (killing of many people) · wa touwaedje (killing of animals) · om qaluu (killing of animals) · vo mipug (killing of many people) · da slakt (killing of animals) · kk сойыс (killing of animals) · tr katliam (killing of many people) · ru погро́м (killing of many people) · ga ár (a decisive defeat) · be разні́ца (killing of many people) · de Gemetzel (killing of many people) · la nex (a decisive defeat) · de Schlachtung (killing of many people) · fi verilöyly (killing of many people) · ka მოკლავს (killing of animals) · nl slachtpartij (killing of many people) · pl masakra (killing of many people) · ja 殺戮 (killing of many people) · sh klanica (a decisive defeat) · ru разгро́м (a decisive defeat) · sk masaker (killing of many people) · ga eirleach (killing of many people) · fi lahtaus (killing of many people) · pt matança (killing of animals) · he טֶבַח (killing of many people) · bg разгро́м (a decisive defeat) · cmn 慘殺 /惨杀 (killing of many people) · cmn 宰殺 /宰杀 (killing of animals) · cmn 屠殺 /屠杀 (killing of many people) · fi joukkomurha (killing of many people) · es carnicería (killing of many people) · mn хядлага (killing of many people) · sh klánje (killing of many people) · sga ár (killing of many people) · fi teurastus (a decisive defeat) · sh klánje (killing of animals) · ru истребле́ние (killing of many people) · cmn 屠宰 (killing of animals) · lt skerdynės (killing of many people) · ja 殺生 (killing of animals) · el σφαγή (a decisive defeat) · ru резня́ (killing of many people) · sh кла́ње (killing of animals) · pl pogrom (killing of many people) · fa-ira کُشْتار (killing of animals) · grc σφαγή (killing of animals) · fi rökäletappio (a decisive defeat) · mk масакр (killing of many people) · ar تَقْتِيل (killing of many people) · sv massaker (killing of many people) · hu öldöklés (killing of many people) · cmn 慘案 /惨案 (killing of many people) · fr tuerie (killing of many people) · kk қанды оқиға (killing of many people) · sga ár (a decisive defeat) · he שְׁחִיטָה (killing of animals) · tg куштор (killing of many people) · it mattanza (killing of animals) · de Schächtung (killing of animals) · sq ploje (killing of animals) · pl ubój (killing of animals) · la nex (killing of many people) · az kəsim (killing of animals) · da slagtning (killing of animals) · tr katletme (killing of many people) · ru забо́й (killing of animals) · el σφαγή (killing of animals) · uk бо́йня (killing of many people) · es escabechina (a decisive defeat) · cs porážka (killing of animals) · pt massacre (killing of many people) · sh по̀кољ (killing of many people) · ckb سەر بڕین (killing of many people) · mk колеж (killing of many people) · sq masakër (killing of many people) · ga ár (killing of many people) · bg клане́ (killing of many people) · ru бо́йня (killing of many people) · bg клане́ (killing of animals) · hy կոտորած (killing of many people) · sl pokol (killing of many people) · de Schlächterei (killing of many people) · ja 虐殺 (killing of many people) · de Schlachtung (killing of animals) · ru побо́ище (killing of many people) · sl klanje (killing of animals) · nb slakt (killing of many people) · fa-ira کُشْتار (killing of many people) · pt matança (killing of many people) · bg сеч (killing of many people) · ar مَذْبَحَة (killing of many people) · fi lahtaus (killing of animals) · mk колење (killing of animals) · sv slakt (killing of animals) · tg забҳ (killing of animals) · mnc ᠸᠠᠮᠪᡳ (killing of animals) · vo pug (killing of animals) · hi वध (killing of animals) · ru распра́ва (killing of many people) · mi whakapiko (killing of many people) · de Keulung (killing of animals) · ja 屠殺 (killing of animals) · be забо́й (killing of animals) · sq therje (killing of many people) · uk забі́й (killing of animals) · es masacre (killing of many people) · ru мясору́бка (killing of many people) · acw ذَبح (killing of animals) · ar ذَبْح (killing of animals) · cs masakr (killing of many people) · be разьні́ца (killing of many people) · ru убо́й (killing of animals) · pl rzeź (killing of many people) · hy սպանդ (killing of animals) · mi whārona awatea (killing of many people) · nb slakting (killing of animals) · ka კვლა (killing of animals) · el σφαγή (killing of many people) · kk қырғындау (killing of many people) · it mattanza (killing of many people) · nl bloedbad (killing of many people) · sk masakra (killing of many people) · sw uchinjaji (killing of animals) · es matanza (killing of many people) · fi teurastus (killing of many people) · ca massacre (killing of many people) · hu mészárlás (killing of many people) · is slátrun (killing of many people) · ro măcel (killing of many people) · be разьня́ (killing of many people) · uk різня́ (killing of many people) · az qətliam (killing of many people) · kk қырғын (killing of many people) · ja 惨殺 (killing of many people) · be бо́йня (killing of many people) · de Notschlachtung (killing of animals) · cmn 殺戮 /杀戮 (killing of many people) · hy սպանդ (killing of many people) · ka ხოცვა (killing of many people) · fi teurastus (killing of animals) · tr kesim (killing of animals) · gl mata (killing of animals) · uz soʻyish (killing of animals) · mi parewhero (killing of many people) · ms penyembelihan (killing of animals) · lt žudynės (killing of many people) · ka ხოცვა-ჟლეტა (killing of many people) · eo masakro (killing of many people) · sk zabitie (killing of animals) · mi hingahinga (killing of many people) · ro abataj (killing of animals) · ru кровопроли́тие (killing of many people) · it carneficina (killing of many people) · vo pug ritulik (killing of animals) · fr massacre (killing of many people) · gl matanza (killing of many people) · be разня́ (killing of many people) · izh tappajaiset (killing of animals) · la nex (killing of animals) · et tapatalg (killing of many people) · nv náʼáʼah (killing of animals) · kk қанды қырғын (killing of many people) · ko 학살 (killing of many people) · tg куштор (killing of animals) · es matanza (killing of animals) · ur ذَبْح (killing of animals) · nl slacht (killing of animals) · gl matanza (killing of animals) · uk різани́на (killing of many people) · sh кла́ње (killing of many people) · sh pòkolj (killing of many people) · it massacro (killing of many people) · la trucīdātiō (killing of animals) · mi parekura (killing of many people) · hu mészárlás (killing of animals) · uk маса́кра (killing of many people) · sh по̀кољ (killing of animals) · mi tārukenga (killing of many people) · pt chacina (killing of many people) · ca matança (killing of many people) · be убо́й (killing of animals) · de Metzelei (killing of many people) · la trucīdātiō (killing of many people) · lv slaktiņš (killing of many people) · got 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (killing of animals) · nb slakt (killing of animals) · fa-ira ذِبْح (killing of animals) · kk сою (killing of animals) · ru ма́ссовое уби́йство (killing of many people) · sh pòkolj (killing of animals) · pt carnificina (killing of many people) · ru крова́вая ба́ня (killing of many people) · sh кланица (a decisive defeat) · fr carnage (killing of many people) · yi הריגה (killing of many people) · pt massacre (a decisive defeat) · sl masaker (killing of many people) · fr abattage (killing of animals) · gd àr (killing of many people)

slaughter en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈslɔtɚ/ without the cot–caught merger
/ˈslɑtɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
/ˈslɔːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
[ˈslɔɾɚ] without the cot–caught merger
[ˈslɑɾɚ] (cot-caught-merger)
/ˈsloːtə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
/ˈslɔtəɾ/ (Scotland)

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.
(intransitive, transitive) To massacre people in large numbers.
- Hurriedly he snatched up others, one or two at a time, until he had slaughtered thirty of Hrothgar's doughtiest earls. 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 21:
(transitive) To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner.
- Therefore cheere vp your mindes, prepare to fight, He that can take or ſlaughter Tamburlaine, Shall rule the Prouince of Albania. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
slaughtered	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
slaughtered	Tense=Past		lexicographic
slaughtering	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
slaughtre		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
slaughters	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

misslaughter · slaughterable · slaughterer · self-slaughtered

Translations (145)

gsw metzge (to butcher animals, generally for food) · tr katletmek (to massacre people in large numbers) · pt massacrar (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ru выка́шивать (to massacre people in large numbers) · de schlachten (to butcher animals, generally for food) · egy d:n-d:T31 (to butcher animals, generally for food) · haw luku (to massacre people in large numbers) · uk рі́зати (to butcher animals, generally for food) · is slátra (to massacre people in large numbers) · mg sombily (to butcher animals, generally for food) · no slakte (to butcher animals, generally for food) · sq pre (to butcher animals, generally for food) · pt massacrar (to massacre people in large numbers) · no slakte (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru устро́ить резню́ (to massacre people in large numbers) · de notschlachten (to butcher animals, generally for food) · is slátra (to butcher animals, generally for food) · fr faire une tuerie (to massacre people in large numbers) · pl zarżnąć (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · nah mictia (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ru ре́зать (to butcher animals, generally for food) · de abschlachten (to massacre people in large numbers) · la trucīdō (to massacre people in large numbers) · no slakte (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ru истребля́ть (to massacre people in large numbers) · es carnear (to butcher animals, generally for food) · lv nokaut (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru заре́зать (to butcher animals, generally for food) · el κατασφάζω (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru вы́резать (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru стере́ть в порошо́к (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · fr faire un carnage (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · eu akabatu (to butcher animals, generally for food) · el κατακρεουργώ (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · fr abattre (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ja 殺戮する (to massacre people in large numbers) · pt matar (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ms sanggerah (to butcher animals, generally for food) · bg избивам (to massacre people in large numbers) · sux 𒄮 (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru заби́ть (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru зве́рски уби́ть (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · de abschlachten (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · tr kesmek (to butcher animals, generally for food) · eo buĉi (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru оста́вить мо́крое ме́сто (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · fi lahdata (to massacre people in large numbers) · pl masakrować (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru перере́зать (to massacre people in large numbers) · fr massacrer (to massacre people in large numbers) · es carnear (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ms sembelih (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru зареза́ть (to butcher animals, generally for food) · es matar (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · sv slakta (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · acw ذَبَح (to butcher animals, generally for food) · nl afslachten (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ru учини́ть распра́ву (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru изруби́ть в капу́сту (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · da slagte (to butcher animals, generally for food) · he זָבַח (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ar ذَبَحَ (to butcher animals, generally for food) · hy մորթել (to massacre people in large numbers) · it macellare (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ro măcelări (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ja 殺戮する (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · tr katletmek (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · pt abater (to butcher animals, generally for food) · de massakrieren (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · pl rżnąć (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · fkv lahđata (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru распра́виться (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · es matar (to butcher animals, generally for food) · pl zaszlachtować (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru надруѓаться (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · el σφάζω (to butcher animals, generally for food) · pl bić (to butcher animals, generally for food) · pl zmasakrować (to massacre people in large numbers) · de schächten (to butcher animals, generally for food) · es masacrar (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · la trucīdō (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · hy կոտորել (to massacre people in large numbers) · cs porazit (to butcher animals, generally for food) · pl szlachtować (to butcher animals, generally for food) · sv slakta (to butcher animals, generally for food) · sv slakta (to massacre people in large numbers) · ro tăia (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ja ばらす (to butcher animals, generally for food) · pl masakrować (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · fr massacrer (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · pl zarzynać (to butcher animals, generally for food) · mi patu (to butcher animals, generally for food) · vo pugön (to butcher animals, generally for food) · fi teurastaa (to butcher animals, generally for food) · izh tappaa (to butcher animals, generally for food) · mnb dunsa (to butcher animals, generally for food) · mn хядах (to butcher animals, generally for food) · tl sumbali (to butcher animals, generally for food) · bg коля (to butcher animals, generally for food) · mi whakawhārona (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru вы́резать (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · pl zmasakrować (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ja 屠る (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru истреби́ть (to massacre people in large numbers) · pl zarżnąć (to butcher animals, generally for food) · oj niiwana' (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ru выреза́ть (to massacre people in large numbers) · de keulen (to butcher animals, generally for food) · hy մորթել (to butcher animals, generally for food) · ro omorî (to butcher animals, generally for food) · pl zarzynać (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · pt exterminar (to massacre people in large numbers) · mi whārona awatea (to massacre people in large numbers) · nah mictia (to massacre people in large numbers) · arz دبح (to butcher animals, generally for food) · bn হত্যা (to butcher animals, generally for food) · nah mictia (to butcher animals, generally for food) · haw pepehi (to butcher animals, generally for food) · vo mipugön (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · de niedermetzeln (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · no massakrere (to massacre people in large numbers) · de massakrieren (to massacre people in large numbers) · lt skersti (to butcher animals, generally for food) · nl afslachten (to massacre people in large numbers) · uk зарі́зати (to butcher animals, generally for food) · fi teurastaa (to massacre people in large numbers) · it massacrare (to massacre people in large numbers) · pl rżnąć (to butcher animals, generally for food) · cs porážet (to butcher animals, generally for food) · sux 𒄮 (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ru перестреля́ть (to massacre people in large numbers) · nl slachten (to butcher animals, generally for food) · tpw apiti (to massacre people in large numbers) · grc σφάζω (to butcher animals, generally for food) · vo benopugön (to butcher animals, generally for food) · de niedermetzeln (to massacre people in large numbers) · ru заколо́ть (to butcher animals, generally for food) · kk сою (to butcher animals, generally for food) · fi lahdata (to butcher animals, generally for food) · fi lahdata (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ru живо́го ме́ста не оста́вить (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · es masacrar (to massacre people in large numbers) · fi teurastaa (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · ru изуве́чить (to kill in a particularly brutal manner) · vo mipugön (to massacre people in large numbers)