Meaning of 'butcher'
Meaning of 'butcher' (Webster Dictionary)
- One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for
market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.
- A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle. - To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs.
- To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
- A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle. - To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs.
- To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
Meaning of 'butcher' (Princeton's WordNet)
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