One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.
A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle.
To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs.
To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
a brutal indiscriminate murderer
a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
A chef or purveyor who is responsible for butchering meats, poultry, and occasionally fish. In the brigade system, the butcher may also be responsible for breading meat and fish items and other mise en place operations involving meat.
To see them slaughtering cattle and much blood, you may expect long and fatal sickness in your family. To see a butcher cutting meat, your character will be dissected by society to your detriment. Beware of writing letters or documents.
A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods through private stores, but nowadays, in the Western world most meat is sold through supermarkets.