26984 words

butcher

10 definitions • 7 examples
1
a person who sells meat in a shop
2
a shop where butchers work
3
someone who murders a lot of people, especially in a cruel way
4
to kill or cut up an animal for meat:

Examples:

He raises pigs and butchers his own meat.
This is where farmers brought their livestock to be butchered.
5
to kill people in a very violent way or in large numbers:

Examples:

He butchered thousands of people.
6
to spoil something completely by performing or dealing with it very badly:

Examples:

He complained that TV screenwriters had butchered his story.
I couldn't bear to hear our national anthem being butchered like that.
7
a person whose job is to kill animals for meat or who prepares and sells meat in a store
8
A butcher is also a murderer, esp. of a lot of people.
9
to kill animals and prepare them to be sold as meat
10
To butcher is also to kill people in a cruel way.

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