Meaning & Definition of Butcher in English
English⟶
Butcher
/bʊʧər/
noun
1. A retailer of meat
synonym:
- butcher,
- meatman
2. A brutal indiscriminate murderer
synonym:
- butcher
3. A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
synonym:
- butcher,
- slaughterer
4. Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
synonym:
- bungler,
- blunderer,
- fumbler,
- bumbler,
- stumbler,
- sad sack,
- botcher,
- butcher,
- fuckup
verb
1. Kill (animals) usually for food consumption
- "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
synonym:
- butcher,
- slaughter
Examples of using
The bakery is located next to the butcher shop.
The butcher ground the meat.
I asked the butcher to trim all the fat off of the meat.