butcher
Definition
- n. a retailer of meat
- n. a brutal indiscriminate murderer
- n. a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
- v. kill (animals) usually for food consumption
Word forms
- Past participle
- butchered
- Past tense
- butchered
- Present participle
- butchering
- Third person singular
- butchers
Example sentences
n.
The butcher in our neighborhood sells fresh meat every day.
vt.
They had to butcher the old sheep for the feast.