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        butch·er

        butcher

         
        pronunciation:
        bU chr
        parts of speech:
        noun, verb
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        part of speech: noun
        definition 1: someone in the business of selling meat.
         
        definition 2: someone who kills or cuts up meat to make ready for sale.
         
        synonyms:
        slaughterer
        similar words:
        cutter, trimmer
         
        part of speech: verb
        inflections: butchers, butchering, butchered
        definition: to kill or cut meat to make ready for sale.
        The farmer butchered the pig.
        synonyms:
        dress, kill, slaughter
        derivation: butcherer (n.)
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