noun Download 🔗Share A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). Examples : "The butcher at the local market sells fresh, high-quality beef. " food person job animal business commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A brutal or indiscriminate killer. Examples : "The butcher terrorized the small town, leaving a trail of innocent victims. " person inhuman war military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (from butcher's hook) A look. Examples : "When I asked if he was finished with the project, he just gave me a butcher, so I knew I'd have to wait. " language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc. Examples : ""The butcher walked through the train car, offering snacks and drinks to the passengers." " person job entertainment service commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market. Examples : "The farmer butchered the pigs and took them to the market to sell the meat. " food animal job industry commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To kill brutally. Examples : "The angry mob butchered the stray dog in the street. " action war inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation. Examples : "The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California"." language communication word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (originally Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude. Examples : "He was a butcher, with broad shoulders and a confident swagger that made him stand out in the student body. " appearance attitude language culture character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading