#1 butcher v. [slaughter] kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter". wn
#2 butcher n. [meatman] a retailer of meat. wn
#3 butcher n. a brutal indiscriminate murderer. wn
#4 butcher n. [slaughterer] a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market. wn
#5 butcher n. [bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler, sad sack, botcher, fuckup] someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence. wn
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