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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's word
- noun butcher's a look 3
- noun butcher's a retail or wholesale dealer in meat. 1
- noun butcher's a person who slaughters certain animals, or who dresses the flesh of animals, fish, or poultry, for food or market. 1
- noun butcher's a person guilty of brutal or indiscriminate slaughter or murder. 1
- noun butcher's a vendor who hawks newspapers, candy, beverages, etc., as on a train, at a stadium, etc. 1
- verb with object butcher's to slaughter or dress (animals, fish, or poultry) for market. 1
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Origin of butcher's
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's
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
butcher's 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".
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