butcher

/bˈʊt‍ʃɐ/

/ˈbʊtʃɝ/

Butcher

someone who cuts up and sells meat as a job

a retailer of meat

synonyms : meatman

a brutal indiscriminate murderer

someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

synonyms : blunderer

to butcher

MAIN VERB

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

synonyms : slaughter

Examples

1. A butcher recommended trying the smoked ham shin.

2. My mother visited the butcher shop and purchased a chuck steak.

3. The butcher shop offered expertly cut racks of dry-aged beef.

4. I bought a pound of fresh meat from the butcher.