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butcher
noun
- a person whose work is killing animals or dressing their carcasses for meat
- a person who cuts up meat for sale
- anyone who kills as if slaughtering animals
- ☆ Informal a person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theaters, trains, circuses, etc.
transitive verb
- to kill or dress (animals) for meat
- to kill (people, game, etc.) brutally, senselessly, or in large numbers; slaughter
- to mess up; botch
See butcher in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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