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butcher
[ booch-er ]
noun
- a retail or wholesale dealer in meat.
- a person who slaughters certain animals, or who dresses the flesh of animals, fish, or poultry, for food or market.
- a person guilty of brutal or indiscriminate slaughter or murder.
Synonyms: ,
- a vendor who hawks newspapers, candy, beverages, etc., as on a train, at a stadium, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to slaughter or dress (animals, fish, or poultry) for market.
- to kill indiscriminately or brutally.
- to bungle; botch:
to butcher a job.
butcher
/ ˈʊʃə /
noun
- a retailer of meat
- a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
- an indiscriminate or brutal murderer
- a person who destroys, ruins, or bungles something
verb
- to slaughter or dress (animals) for meat
- to kill indiscriminately or brutally
- to make a mess of; botch; ruin
Other Word Forms
- ܳٳİ· noun
- ܲ·ܳٳİ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of butcher1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The title character in ever Happened to Phoebe Salt? dreams of swapping the grind of her butcher's job for a life in showbusiness.
After the verdict was read out in court, Mr Heagney's mother hugged family members and became extremely upset saying "he butchered my son".
I picked up fresh pork sausage from the good butcher shop in my neighborhood and folded in a couple of eggs, whisked with a splash of cream, to help it all set.
One particularly devastating crypto fraud is known as “pig butchering” or “romance baiting.”
It flags up things like whether there is a local butcher, bookshops, a park, schools, churches or a farmers' market.
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