as in blunderer
someone who bungles an effort
the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases
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as in to slaughter
to kill on a large scale
the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy
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as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
the new piano student butchered the sonatina
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Recent Examples of butcher
Laura Manzano,
Martha Stewart,
5 June 2026
Over the coming days, both Baccus, ‘the butcher’, and Lewis, the New Zealand international, are also detained.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Stanley Tucci is back as Nigel, Miranda’s unfailingly loyal consigliere, who never butchers a bon mot or wears the same pocket square twice.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Joe Paish, sous chef and head butcher at Rolo's restaurant in Queens, New York.
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Laura Manzano,
Martha Stewart,
5 June 2026
Over the coming days, both Baccus, ‘the butcher’, and Lewis, the New Zealand international, are also detained.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
Verb
People began losing touch with butchering an entire animal, as well as with preparation methods for organ meats.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Stanley Tucci is back as Nigel, Miranda’s unfailingly loyal consigliere, who never butchers a bon mot or wears the same pocket square twice.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butcher
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The Dodgers reached the pinnacle honestly, in a capitalistic structure that properly hands no favors to the incompetent.
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Chicken looks cheaper Ranchers have sent cattle to be slaughtered, rather than keeping them to reproduce, because of the severe weather and high prices.
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Some 2 million people, nearly a quarter of the population, were slaughtered or starved to death.
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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Finally, during penalties, Paraguay was up 3-2 and needed to make only one more kick before missing its last two, nearly blowing the match.
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The sobering reality, however, is that this is a 35-48 team that already has been blown too far off course.
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The couple is accused of conspiring to murder Agarwal in an attempt to continue their romance.
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Nothing about intent—intent pertains to murder in its several degrees.
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Republican hardliners jammed up the House floor this week, in part because of congressional leadership's refusal to attach a version of the election bill, dubbed the SAVE America Act, to the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Tipu himself was found slain near a passageway once used to bring water into the fort; it’s dubbed the Water Gate.
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Grief mangles cognition and memory in ways that can make even banal tasks feel surreal, if not impossible.
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The hood of the SUV was mangled, and the glass front door of the mini-mart was wrecked.
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
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After all, plenty of cocktail enthusiasts already complain about mosquitoes ruining a summer evening.
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“Butcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butcher. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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