n. | 1. | One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food. | |||
2. | A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle.
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v. t. | 1. | To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; | |||
2. | To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner. | ||||
3. | to bungle badly; to botch; - used also when an object is damaged (literally or figuratively) in an activity; |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: meatman |
2. | butcher - a brutal indiscriminate murderer | |
3. | butcher - a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market Synonyms: slaughterer | |
4. | butcher - someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | |
Verb | 1. | butcher - kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" Synonyms: slaughter |