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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkliːvər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklivɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klē′vər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cleav•er /ˈklivɚ/USA pronunciation   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),USA pronunciation 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cleaver /ˈkliːvə/ n
  1. a heavy knife or long-bladed hatchet, esp one used by butchers
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