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- [boo ch-er]
- /ˈbʊtʃ ər/
- /ˈbʊtʃ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo ch-er]
- /ˈbʊtʃ ər/
Definitions of butcher word
- countable noun butcher A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies. 3
- countable noun butcher A butcher or a butcher's is a shop where meat is sold. 3
- verb butcher To butcher an animal means to kill it and cut it up for meat. 3
- countable noun butcher You can refer to someone as a butcher when they have killed a lot of people in a very cruel way, and you want to express your horror and disgust. 3
- verb butcher You can say that someone has butchered people when they have killed a lot of people in a very cruel way, and you want to express your horror and disgust. 3
- noun butcher a retailer of meat 3
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Origin of butcher
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English bocher < Anglo-French; Old French bo(u)chier, equivalent to bo(u)c he-goat (< Gaulish *bucco-; compare Old Irish boc, Welsh bwch; akin to buck1) + -ier -ier2 (see -er2)
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Parts of speech for Butcher
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
butcher popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
butcher usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for butcher
verb butcher
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- liquidate — to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- salt — See under Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
Antonyms for butcher
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