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- Dictionarybutcher/ˈbʊtʃə/
noun
- 1. a person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop. Similar
- 2. a person selling refreshments, newspapers, etc. on a train or in a theatre. informal North American
verb
- 1. slaughter or cut up (an animal) for food. Similar
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BUTCHER definition: 1. a person who sells meat in a shop 2. a shop where butchers work 3. someone who murders a lot of…. Learn more.
The meaning of BUTCHER is a person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh. How to use butcher in a sentence.
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: cutthroat, killer. a vendor who hawks newspapers, candy, beverages, etc., as on a train, at a stadium, etc.
Learn the meaning of butcher as a noun and a verb in English. Find out how to use butcher to describe someone who sells meat, someone who kills someone violently, or someone who cuts meat from an animal.
A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
The person whose job it is to cut up and sell meat is called a butcher. Your grandmother might go to the butcher once a week to buy pork chops. A butcher is an expert at preparing cuts of meat and poultry in a butcher shop or the meat section of a supermarket.
Definition of butcher noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
