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slaughterer

Variant of slaughter

noun

  1. the killing of an animal or animals for food; butchering
  2. the killing of a human being, esp. in a brutal manner
  3. the killing of people in large numbers, as in battle
  4. Informal a complete defeat or victory

transitive verb

  1. to kill (an animal or animals) for food; butcher
  2. to kill (people), esp. brutally or in large numbers
  3. Informal to conquer or defeat completely

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