butcher
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- noun
- /ˈbʊtʃər/
:
carnicero
- A customer went into a butcher shop and asked for a cut of meat.
- a butcher shop
- butcher's meat
- butcher and baker
Like I'll drive to the butcher, come get it, come back.
- Like I'll drive to the butcher, come get it, come back.
- I want you to search grocery store, local butcher, plumber.
- If you have a local butcher, you can ask him to save you those parts.
- The Candlestick maker, The butcher meat, The Baker.
Examples
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Next to that was a tiny grocery store and a butcher shop run by "Market" Shiflett.
Fiction book (1991) -
One day, my wife asked me for $20 to buy a rump roast from the butcher.
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If you have a local butcher, you can ask him to save you those parts.
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When I was in high school... I spent the summer in a butcher shop.
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The next tip is to get to know your local butcher or your local meat department manager.
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I want to pay the butcher.
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Charlie puts on a very stylish butcher smock and crosses behind the counter.
Fiction book (1993) -
My grandparents were kosher butchers in a town called Fleischmanns in upstate New York.
Fiction book (1994) -
I went to the local butcher to buy some fresh steaks for dinner.
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The butcher skillfully prepared the lamb chops for the customer.
Synonyms
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A person who slices and trims meat for sale in shops
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A young person who works in a meat shop and helps cut and wrap meat
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A man who sells meat in a shop or at a market
A person who cuts and sells pork like bacon and sausages
Compounds
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Etymology
Butcher comes from the Old French word bouchier, probably from bouc meaning 'goat', because a butcher was originally someone who killed or sold goats and other animals. That's why today a butcher is a person who prepares, cuts, and sells meat.