Definition of the word butcher

Pronunciation of vocabulary butcher

butchernoun

người bán thịt

/ˈbʊtʃə/

Definition of the word <b>butcher</b>

Origin of the word butcher

The origin of the word "butcher" dates back to Old English. The word "būtcer" originated from the Proto-Germanic word "*butiz", which is also the source of the Modern German word "Metzger", meaning "butcher". This Proto-Germanic word is thought to be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bhedh-", which meant "to divide" or "to cut". In Old English, the word "būtcer" referred to a person who butchered or slaughtered animals for food. This word went through several changes and evolved into the Middle English word "butcher", which has remained relatively unchanged in Modern English. A butcher is still a professional who slaughters and prepares animals for consumption.

Vocabulary summary butcher

typenoun

meaningbutcher

meaningbrutal person, murderer

meaning(US, American meaning) a person who sells candy, fruit, cigarettes... on a train

typetransitive verb

meaningkill, slaughter (pigs, cows...)

meaningmassacre

meaning(figurative) to distort, spoil (a passage, a piece of music when reading, when printing, when performing...)

Example of vocabulary butchernamespace

meaning

a person whose job is cutting up and selling meat in a shop or killing animals for this purpose

người có công việc cắt và bán thịt trong cửa hàng hoặc giết động vật vì mục đích này

meaning

a shop that sells meat

một cửa hàng bán thịt

  • He owns the butcher's in the main street.

    Anh ta là chủ cửa hàng thịt ở phố chính.

meaning

a person who kills people in a cruel and violent way

một người giết người một cách tàn nhẫn và bạo lực

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary butcher

Idioms of vocabulary butcher

have/take a butcher’s
(British English, slang)to have a look at something

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