Cleaver

UK: /ˈkliːvə^r/ US: /ˈklivɚ/ ,(klē′vər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

cleav•er /ˈklivɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a heavy knife or long-bladed hatchet, esp. one used by butchers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cleav•er  (klē′vər), n. 

1. a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, esp. one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
2. a person or thing that cleaves.

• Middle English clevere. See cleave², -er¹ 1325–75

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cleaver / ˈkliːvə/ noun

1. a heavy knife or long-bladed hatchet, esp one used by butchers