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How to pronounce butcher in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler
Type of incompetent person, incompetent
Derivation butcherly
Type Words
Synonyms slaughterer
Type of trained worker, skilled worker, skilled workman
Has types knacker
Type Words
Synonyms slaughter
Type of kill
Has types chine
Derivation butchery
Type Words
Synonyms meatman
Type of merchant, merchandiser
Has types pork butcher
Type Words
Type of liquidator, murderer, manslayer

Examples of butcher

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Butcher said the brothel was simply too far away to have made use of the tunnel.
From the sacbee.com
Some of its residents were at the wedding, including the town butcher and baker.
From the stltoday.com
Meat is a once-a-week delicacy and Bucharest butcher shops offer mostly sausage.
From the time.com
While some hunters butcher their own game, others prefer to take to a processor.
From the sltrib.com
What better time to release some songs so the rest of us can butcher his vocals?
From the kentucky.com
Check with your local market's meat department or order from your local butcher.
From the latimes.com
Butcher awoke in his new condo at 2 a.m. to the sound of his cell phone ringing.
From the ocregister.com
After spending 52 years in the meat industry, he calls himself a master butcher.
From the dailyherald.com
Janis reminisces about trips to the butcher, the baker and the vegetable market.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • A retailer of meat
  • Kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
  • A brutal indiscriminate murderer
  • A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
  • Bungler: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
  • A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butcher They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. ...
  • Butcher (full name and dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer.
  • Butcher is a common family name in England but it may have French origins. The name first reached England following its conquest by the Normans in 1066. It was originally an occupational surname used to identify a person who worked as a Butcher. ...
  • Butcher (dates unknown) refers to an English cricketer who was one of the most outstanding professional bowlers of the late 18th century. No personal details have been traced and knowledge of him is limited to what is in match reports and scorecards.