What is the meaning of butcher?

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noun

A retailer of meat.
- synonyms: meatman
A brutal indiscriminate murderer.
A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market.
- synonyms: slaughterer
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
- synonyms: bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler, sad sack, botcher, fuckup

verb

Kill (animals) usually for food consumption.
- usage: "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
- synonyms: slaughter

adjective

Used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner.
- synonyms: butch, macho
Of male or female homosexuals. ( characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance).
- synonyms: butch

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