slaughtermen

Abattoir killing workers

Slaughtermen are workers who kill animals for meat, typically in an abattoir or slaughterhouse.

The term is chiefly British; American English more often uses slaughterer or butcher.

The slaughtermen processed hundreds of cattle daily.

occupation

butcher

One who sells cuts

slaughterhouse · processing · trade · livelihood · blue-collar · manual · laborer · worker · artisan · craft

process

stunning

Extremely impressive or beautiful

skinning · eviscerate · gutting · boning · flensing · chiller · hanging · inspection · dressing · quartering

product

carcass

Slaughtered animal's body

  • offalEdible animal organs
  • tripeStomach lining or nonsense
  • meatAnimal tissue for food

beef · pork · lamb · mutton · poultry · venison · cuts · primal · wholesale · rendering

tools

cleaver

Broad-bladed cutting tool

  • knifeSharp cutting utensil
  • hookCurved catching device
  • gambrelTwo-pitched roof style

saw · block · apron · sharpener · stunner · steel · chainmail · gloves · hoist · rail

setting

abattoir

Meat processing facility

stockyard · killing floor · loading dock

Opposites
role in meat production chain

slaughtermenpackers

Those who box goods

stockmen · butchers · cattle ranchers · ranchers · shepherds

relationship to animal life

slaughtermenveterinarians

Medical professionals treating animals

animal rescuers · zookeepers · shepherds · herdsmen · breeders

ethical/ideological stance on animals

slaughtermenanimal rights activists

Advocates for creature welfare

vegans · vegetarians

Family

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