meatpacking

noun

meat·​pack·​ing ˈmēt-ˌpa-kiŋ How to pronounce meatpacking (audio)
: the wholesale meat industry

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Thousands of striking employees will return to work at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley on Tuesday after the company agreed to return to the negotiating table, union officials said. Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026 Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants have agreed to return to work and halt a three-week strike after plant owner JBS USA agreed to resume negotiations, labor union representatives said over the weekend. Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 Armourdale, located in the bottomlands and named for the Armour meatpacking family, was incorporated in 1882. Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026 At the core of their thesis was the idea that many of the geographic linkages that had long bound certain industries to certain regions – like automotive in Michigan and meatpacking in the Midwest – were weakening. Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meatpacking

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meatpacking was in 1857

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“Meatpacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatpacking. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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