butcher

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈbʊtʃ.ə(ɹ)/
/ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ɚ/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

2 Definition

A brutal or indiscriminate killer.

3 Definition

(from butcher's hook) A look.

4 Definition

A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

Synonyms
kill slaughter
2 Definition

To kill brutally.

Synonyms
massacre slay
3 Definition

To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.

Synonyms
murder
Example Sentences
  • The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California".
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(originally Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.