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plural of butcher
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(Entry 1 of 2)
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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butchers
verbpresent tense third-person singular of butcher
Synonyms & Antonyms of butchers (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to kill on a large scale
- the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy
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- assassinates,
- croaks
- [slang],
- dispatches,
- does in,
- executes,
- fells,
- murders,
- slays,
- smites,
- snuffs
2
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
- the new piano student butchered the sonatina
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