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butcher

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) butcher (noun)
  2. 2) butcher (verb)
  3. butch (adjective)
  4. butcher-bird (noun)
  5. butcher block (noun)
  6. butcher knife (noun)
  7. butcher linen (noun)
  8. butcher paper (noun)
  9. butcher's-broom (noun)
  10. lesser butcher-bird (noun)
  11. pork butcher (noun)

1butch·er

noun \ˈbu̇-chər\

Definition of BUTCHER

1
a : a person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh b : a dealer in meat
2
: one that kills ruthlessly or brutally
3
: one that bungles or botches
4
: a vendor especially on trains or in theaters
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Examples of BUTCHER

  1. <the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases>

Origin of BUTCHER

Middle English bocher, from Anglo-French, from buc he-goat, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish bocc he-goat — more at buck
First Known Use: 13th century

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