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   butcher

   /ˈbʊtʃə/

   noun

   • 1. a person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop. Similar meat sellermeat merchantmeat traderslaughtererslaughtermanarchaic:flesher
   • ▪ a person who slaughters and cuts up animals for food: "a pork butcher" Similar meat sellermeat merchantmeat traderslaughtererslaughtermanarchaic:flesher
   • ▪ a person who kills people indiscriminately or brutally. Similar murderermass murdererslaughtererkillerassassinserial killerhomicidal maniacdestroyerterminatorliquidatorliterary:slayerdated:cut-throathomicide
   • 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 slaughtercut upcarve upslice upjointpreparedress
   • ▪ kill (a person or people) indiscriminately or brutally: "they rounded up and butchered 250 people" Similar massacremurderslaughterkillput to deathdispatchdispose ofdestroyexterminateliquidateeliminateterminateassassinateput to the swordcut downcut to piecesliterary:slay
   • ▪ ruin (something) deliberately or through incompetence: "the film was butchered by the studio that released it" Similar spoilruinmarmutilatemanglecut aboutmess upmake a mess ofwreckinformal:murdermake a hash ofmuck upscrew uplouse up

   Word Origin Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French bochier, from boc ‘he-goat’, probably of the same ultimate origin as buck1.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUTCHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. [1] . They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › butcherButcher Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BUTCHER is a person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh. How to use butcher in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › butcherButcher - definition of butcher by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. (Professions) a retailer of meat. 2. (Professions) a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market. 3. an indiscriminate or brutal murderer. 4. a person who destroys, ruins, or bungles something.

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   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: cutthroat, killer.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUTCHER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › butcherButcher - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBUTCHER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   BUTCHER definition: 1. someone who prepares and sells meat 2. to kill someone in a very violent way 3. to cut an animal…. Learn more.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › butcherbutcher - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 14, 2024 · butcher (third-person singular simple present butchers, present participle butchering, simple past and past participle butchered) ( transitive ) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market .

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › butcherbutcher | meaning of butcher in Longman Dictionary of...

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    butcher meaning, definition, what is butcher: someone who owns or works in a shop that...: Learn more.