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Definition butcher in British English

butcher noun

[countable] noun
/ˈbʊtʃə(r)/

From butcher’s hook, rhyming slang for ‘look’.

1

someone whose job is to sell meat and sometimes also to kill animals for meat. The shop they work in is called a butcher's or a butcher's shop.

Synonyms and related words
antique shop bakery barbershop baker bookseller butcher
2

someone who has killed someone, often a lot of people, in a cruel and violent way

Synonyms and related words
killer murderer assassin
Definition butcher in British English