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butcher [ˈbʊtʃɚ]

1 butcher noun
  • someone who cuts and sells meat in a shop
  • someone who kills animals and prepares their meat to be eaten
  • a shop that sells meat

2 butcher verb
  • to kill (an animal) and prepare its meat for sale
  • to kill (people or animals) in a brutal and cruel way
  • to do (something) very badly : to make a mess of (something)