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Meaning of 'butcher'
Meaning of 'butcher' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Butcher 
[ n.]
- One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for
market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food. [ n.]- A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle.
2. Butcher [ v. t.]
- To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market;
as, to butcher hogs. [ v. t.]- To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
Meaning of 'butcher' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. butcher [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- kill (animals) usually for food consumption
- kill (animals) usually for food consumption
Example in sentence:
- They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
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