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Word: Butcher
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French bochier, from boc ‘he-goat’, probably of the same ultimate origin as buck
ˈbʊtʃə
a person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.
Short Definition:person who cuts up and sells meat
a person who kills people indiscriminately or brutally
Short Definition:brutal killer
Examples:- a callous butcher of men
a person selling refreshments, newspapers, etc. on a train or in a theatre.
Short Definition:person selling goods on train etc.
Word: Butcher
Speech Type: Verb
ˈbʊtʃə
slaughter or cut up (an animal) for food.
Short Definition:slaughter or cut up animal
kill (a person or people) indiscriminately or brutally
Short Definition:kill brutally
Examples:- they rounded up and butchered 250 people
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