Sekirov Dictionary

butcher

UK /ˈbʊt͡ʃə/US /ˈbʊt͡ʃɚ/

noun 5
verb 5
forms 3

noun5

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a trader who cuts up animal meat ready for sale and at times kills the animals as well
- He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days... — 1900
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(figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
- Butcher of an innocent child. — 1596
(slang) A look.
(informal, no longer used) A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.
(informal, no longer used) A king playing card.

verb5

To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
To kill brutally.
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To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
- The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California".
•
To mess up hopelessly; to botch; to distort beyond recognition.
- I am bad at pronouncing names, so my apologies if I butcher any of your names.
•
To work as a butcher.
- He tells me he now earns three times as much as he did butchering. — 2008

forms

butchered · butchering · butchers

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