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butcher

UK
/ˈbʊtʃə/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚ/

Translations

butchernoun
butchers
pl
UK
/ˈbʊtʃə/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚ/
The butcher prepared the meat for the customers.
Мясник подготовил мясо для клиентов.
The animals were taken to the butcher for processing.
Животных отвезли на бойню для переработки.
Additional translations
резник
палач
Synonyms
meat dealer
meat cutter
flesher
slaughterer
carnivore
butcherverb
butchered
Past Simple
butchered
Past Participle
butchering
Gerund
UK
/ˈbʊtʃə/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚ/
She butchered the song during her performance.
Она испортила песню во время своего выступления.
He butchers the meat before selling it.
Он разделывает мясо перед продажей.
They butcher the animals on the farm.
Они забивают животных на ферме.
Additional translations
рубануть
Synonyms
murder
kill
execute
massacre
slaughter
butcheradjective
UK
/ˈbʊtʃə/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚ/
Used attributively to describe something related to or suitable for a butcher (e.g., "butcher knife").
butchadjective

butcher

Comp.

butcher
Comp.
butchest
Super.
UK
/bʊtʃ/
US
/bʊtʃ/
His butch demeanor intimidated some people.
Его грубоватая манера поведения пугала некоторых людей.
She has a very butch haircut.
У нее очень мужественная стрижка.
Synonyms
sturdy
manly
tough
rugged
masculine

Definitions

butchernoun
A person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh for sale.
The butcher prepared the meat for the customers at the market.
A shop where meat is sold.
I went to the butcher to buy some steaks for dinner.
A person who kills people indiscriminately or brutally.
The dictator was known as a butcher for his ruthless actions against his own people.
A person who bungles or botches tasks through gross incompetence, especially in a way that causes damage.
The mechanic turned out to be a butcher and ruined my car engine.
butcherverb
To slaughter animals and prepare them for sale as meat.
The farmer butchers the pigs every autumn to sell the meat at the market.
To ruin something through clumsy or inept handling.
He butchered the presentation by forgetting half of his lines.
To kill people in large numbers or in a particularly cruel or indiscriminate way.
The invading troops butchered the villagers before burning the town.
butcheradjective
Relating to or suitable for a butcher or butchery; designed for cutting meat.
She bought a butcher block countertop for her kitchen.
butchadjective
Having a strong, masculine appearance or demeanor, often used to describe women or lesbians who adopt traditionally male characteristics.
She wore a butch outfit with a leather jacket and combat boots.
Rugged or tough in appearance or behavior, typically used to describe men.
His butch style made him stand out in the crowd of more formally dressed men.
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