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meat market

noun

: a depersonalizing environment in which people are treated as sexual or economic resources That club is a real meat market.

Examples of meat market in a Sentence

That bar is a real meat market. The scouting camp is a meat market for pro football candidates.

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler The first known use of meat market was in 1896 See more words from the same year

Rhymes for meat market

• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket
• aftermarket
• patriarchate
• supermarket

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meatman meat market meat meal See all Nearby Words

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“Meat market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meat%20market. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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