slaughterer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaughterer
Noun
  • Since his family had cows on their farm, Riffle said his parents would occasionally have their cows’ meat processed at a local butcher’s shop.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
  • Once, several neighbors witnessed the angry wife chasing William down a Brooklyn street, waving a butcher knife. Quarrels between the women had raged all day while William was at work in the hours before the murder.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to a last minute call to one of the executioners though, Janine (Madeline Brewer) is pulled from the firing line and spared.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 May 2025
  • State law allows the executioner, a private citizen paid $150 for her services, to remain anonymous.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Slaughterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaughterer. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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