butcher has definitions from the fields of work,law,criminal law,business
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[ verb ] kill (animals) usually for food consumption

Synonyms

slaughter

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 '' .

Related terms

kill chine butchery abattoir cut

2
[ noun ] (work) a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market

Synonyms

slaughterer

Related terms

skilled_worker knacker

3
[ noun ] (work,business) a retailer of meat

Synonyms

meatman

Related terms

merchant pork_butcher

4
[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a brutal indiscriminate murderer

Related terms

murderer

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1546
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[ noun ] someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

Related terms

incompetent botch sin

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