Synonyms of butchers

butchers 1 of 2

noun

plural of butcher

as in blunderers

someone who bungles an effort

the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blunderers
• incompetents
• bunglers
• blunderbusses
• bumblers
• fumblers
• botchers
• screwups
• muddlers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• experts
• masters
• adepts
• virtuosos
• wizards
• maestros
• aces
• crackerjacks

butchers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of butcher

1

as in slaughters

to kill on a large scale

the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaughters
• murders
• massacres
• slays
• dispatches
• mows (down)
• executes
• destroys
• assassinates
• smites
• wipes out
• snuffs
• fells
• demolishes
• eradicates
• wastes
• annihilates
• exterminates
• does in
• croaks
• decimates
• devastates
• blots out

2

as in fumbles

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

the new piano student butchered the sonatina

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbles
• murders
• blows
• boots
• dubs
• ruins
• mangles
• spoils
• bungles
• destroys
• botches
• screws up
• muffs
• boggles
• fluffs
• flubs
• fouls up
• bobbles
• bumbles
• mutilates
• mucks up
• goofs (up)
• damages
• mars
• injures
• wrecks
• foozles
• messes (up)
• buggers (up)
• blunders
• hurts
• flaws
• louses up
• bollixes (up)
• blights
• harms
• impairs
• gums (up)
• blemishes
• muddles
• vitiates
• piffles
• mismanages
• mishandles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reforms
• helps
• improves
• doctors
• enhances
• remedies
• betters
• refines
• ameliorates
• rectifies
• repairs
• meliorates
• fixes
• patches
• reconditions
• renovates
• revamps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of butchers

Noun

In their quest for the best produce, the trio searched around each location for the best butchers and bakeries to acquire fresh meat and bread each day. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Brown butchers then salts the chickens overnight, and marinates them in a mixture of ancho and puya chiles, garlic and chipotle. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

From all directions at once, the butchers were crushing toward the exits, holding their boning knives and cleavers aloft. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

Independent butchers are rare these days, as chain grocery stores with in-house butchers have become more prevalent. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026

The local cheesemonger, the corner coffee shop, the butchers, the bakers, the wine merchants—they're all within arm’s reach. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026

That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor. — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026

Anthrax underfoot Most cases of human anthrax result from working with animals – an occupational hazard for tanners, wool sorters and butchers. — Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026

As the operation grows across the city-wide black market, their ambitions clash with corrupt authorities, rival butchers and a shifting political landscape, pushing the family toward dangerous alliances and violent consequences. — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026

Verb

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

The face of the already iconic series is the enigmatic Art the Clown, a demonic serial killer who butchers the inhabitants of the fictitious Miles County, New York. — Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025