butcher
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butcher
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Synonyms for butcher
Synonyms: Noun
blunderbuss, blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, fumbler, screwup
Synonyms: Verb
massacre, mow (down), slaughter
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the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releasesVerb
They've hired someone to butcher the hogs. Many innocent people were butchered under his regime. The band has butchered my favorite song.
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There also is a deli, butcher shop and fish market, vitamins and supplements, and body care. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "Bag freebies and meet TV host Danny Seo at Sprouts grand opening Wednesday," 23 Aug. 2019 Buildings—old butcher shops, trade union clubs, barbers—sport Wild West-style verandas with ornate iron lace. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 The minute-long trailer is eerie, to say the least, and includes butcher knives, creepy music, and lighting reminiscent of an EDM club. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Bella Thorne Directed Her First Adult Film for Pornhub — Here’s Everything We Know About It," 14 Aug. 2019 Her daughter, Karina, is also in the food business, as a butcher in New Jersey. — Parker Bowie Larson, ELLE Decor, "Every Page of This New Cookbook Feels Like a Summer Weekend in the Hamptons," 28 May 2019 Season 2 wrapped in May with Cutler considering opening a butcher shop and Cavallari dealing with more drama from her Uncommon James staff. — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, "Kristin Cavallari filming ‘Very Cavallari’ in Chicago," 2 Aug. 2019 The man seems at a loss and replies that the bystander is frequently in the butcher shop. — NBC News, "Escaped calf killed behind Connecticut Home Depot sparks outrage," 30 July 2019 Along the outside sit the butcher shops—one of which is specifically for horse meat. — Naomi Tomky, Fortune, "What You Should Know About Italy’s New Food Capital," 28 July 2019 In 2012 at age 69, Blanco was shot and killed outside a MedellÃn butcher shop, after serving nearly two decades in prison on murder and racketeering charges. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "Jennifer Lopez to star in, possibly direct Griselda Blanco film The Godmother," 25 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
About 16,000 years ago, on the banks of a river in western Idaho, people kindled fires, shaped stone blades and spearpoints, and butchered large mammals. — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, "First people in the Americas came by sea, ancient tools unearthed by Idaho river suggest," 29 Aug. 2019 Mike the headless chicken Fruita Lloyd Olsen, a Fruita farmer, chopped Mike’s head off while butchering chickens in March 1945. — Tom Noel, The Know, "16 strange, spooky and (mostly) true Colorado stories to tell around a campfire," 24 Aug. 2019 William and Celima were to enjoy home life together again for only two years, as in July, 1867, William cut his thumb while butchering meat and developed an infection that killed him in August. — Community Report, Houston Chronicle, "Dayton historians learn about life of Confederate captain," 2 Apr. 2018 The next night, Manson himself led a handful of followers to the home of wealthy grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, tying up the couple and leaving the others to butcher them with knives. — John Rogers, The Denver Post, "Manson prosecutor: Keep them all locked up forever," 6 Aug. 2019 Similarly, Sterling ran England teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold ragged all afternoon and got his goal early on, but also smacked the post when well placed and butchered a one-on-one against Alisson when sent through on goal. — SI.com, "Community Shield: Thrilling Spectacle Provides Little Clarity on Upcoming Premier League Title Race," 4 Aug. 2019 Besides tastings, the July 21 event includes wine- and cocktail-pairings and grilling and butchering demonstrations. — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, "Lamb Jam: Bay Area restaurants compete in July 21 taste-off," 11 July 2019 These layers of privilege prevent people from the truth: Patrick Bateman is a serial killer, who lures, terrorizes, and butchers his victims. — Ashley Nkadi, Teen Vogue, "15 Scary Movies Directed by Women Perfect for Halloween," 30 Oct. 2018 Prompted by the evil tech guy who butchered Maeve, Hale has had Clementine programmed with the lines of Maeve's code that enable her to control other hosts. — refinery29.com, "Westworld Season 2, Episode 9 Recap: Is [Redacted] A Host?," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'butcher.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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