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- DictionaryButch·er/ˈbo͝oCHər/
noun
- 1. a person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.
- 2. a person selling refreshments, newspapers, and other items on a train or in a stadium or theater. informal North American
verb
- 1. slaughter or cut up (an animal) for food: "the meat will be butchered for the local market"
4 days ago · 1. a retail or wholesale dealer in meat. 2. a person who slaughters certain animals, or who dresses the flesh of animals, fish, or poultry, for food or market. 3. a person guilty of brutal or indiscriminate slaughter or murder. 4. a vendor who hawks newspapers, candy, beverages, etc., as on a train, at a stadium, etc.
Mar 23, 2024 · butcher (plural butchers) A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals ). He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days... ( figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer .
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Butcher Definition. A person whose work is killing animals or dressing their carcasses for meat. A person who cuts up meat for sale. Anyone who kills as if slaughtering animals. A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theaters, trains, circuses, etc. One who bungles something. To kill or dress (animals) for meat.
a person guilty of brutal or indiscriminate slaughter or murder. a vendor who hawks newspapers, candy, beverages, etc., as on a train, at a stadium, etc. v.t. to slaughter or dress (animals, fish, or poultry) for market. to kill indiscriminately or brutally. to bungle; botch: to butcher a job.
(British English, slang) to have a look at something. See butcher in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: butcher. Definition of butcher noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
