butcher
has definitions from the fields of work,law,criminal law,business
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[ verb ] kill (animals) usually for food consumption
Synonyms Examples "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Concerning the sentence the editor asked , `` What else can Virginia do than to hang the men who have defied her laws , organized treason , and butchered her citizens '' . |
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[ noun ] (work) a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a brutal indiscriminate murderer
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1546
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