CLEAVER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A butcher's knife having a large square blade

Synonyms:

chopper; cleaver; meat cleaver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cleaver" is a kind of...):

knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

Derivation:

cleave (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument)