English noun: butcher |
1. | butcher (person) a retailer of meat |
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| Synonyms | meatman |
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| Broader (hypernym) | merchandiser, merchant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | pork butcher |
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2. | butcher (person) a brutal indiscriminate murderer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | liquidator, manslayer, murderer |
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3. | butcher (person) a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market |
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| Synonyms | slaughterer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | knacker |
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4. | butcher (person) someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence |
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| Synonyms | blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler |
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| Broader (hypernym) | incompetent, incompetent person |
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