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Meaning of Butcher | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard

ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə

Definitions

A surname originating as an occupation for a butcher.
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
figuratively
A look.
Cockney, slang
A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.
informal, obsolete
A king playing card.
archaic, colloquial

Equivalents

العربية الجزّار جزار جزر قصاب لحام نحر

Azərbaycanca ətçi qəssab

Беларуская кат

Български каса́пин колач колачка коля месар убивам

Bosanski buci flajšman kasapin kat matar mesar šlager касапин кат колач месар

Català carnisser

Čeština masař porážet řeznice řezník

Cymraeg cigydd

Dansk slagter

Deutsch Fleischer Fleischerin Fleischhacker Fleischhackerin Fleischhauer Fleischhauerin Katzoff Katzuff Knochenhauer Knochenhauerin Metzger Metzgerin Metzler Metzlerin niedermetzeln Schlachten Schlachter Schlachterin

Ελληνικά κατακρεουργώ καταστρέφω κρεοπώλης κρεοπώλισσα μακελάρης μακελεύω σφαγέας σφαγιάζω σφάζω σφάχτης χασάπης

Esperanto buĉi buĉisto

Español afear carnear carnicera carnicero chambonear chapurrar chapurrear desfigurar despostar destazar mamullar masacrar mascujar mascullar matar matarife mutilar pishtar

Eesti lihunik

Euskara harakin odolzale

فارسی قصاب

Suomi lahtari leikata lihakauppias lihanleikkaaja pilata teurastaa teurastaja tuhota

Français Abattre boucher bouchère butcher charcuter

Gaeilge búistéir feolaire

Gàidhlig feòladair

Galego beche buxeo carniceiro

עברית טבח קַצָּב שוחט

हिन्दी क़साई क़स्साब बूचड़

Hrvatski buci flajšman kat matar mesar šlager касапин кат колач месар

Magyar hentes hóhér mészáros tömeggyilkos

Հայերեն մորթել մսագործ մսավաճառ

Bahasa Indonesia jagal menjagal tukang daging

Íslenska slátrari

Italiano carnefice danneggiare macellaia macellaio macellare massacrare rovinare

日本語屠人屠殺する肉屋

ქართული დაკვლა ყასაბი

Қазақша қасапшы сою

ខ្មែរ គោឃាតក៍ អ្នកលក់សាច់

한국어 백정 푸주한

Kurdî bûcî kat matador meşar

Latina lanius macellārius

Latviešu kaut miesniece miesnieks

Македонски касап касапи колач коле месар месарка

Монгол яргачин

Malti biċċier

မြန်မာဘာသာ သားသတ်သမား

Nederlands afslachten beenhouwer slachten slachter slager

Polski chabaj kat masakrować masarka masarz rujnować rzezak rzeźnik

Português abater açougueira açougueiro carniceiro cortar massacrar talhante talhar trucidar

Română casap căsăpi ciopârți măcelar măcelăreasă măcelări masacra omorî tăia

Русский мясник палач

Slovenčina mäsiar mäsiarka

Slovenščina mesar

Српски buci flajšman kasapin kat matar mesar šlager касапин кат колач месар

Svenska slakta slaktare stycka styckare

Kiswahili bucha mchinjaji

తెలుగు కసాయి

Тоҷикӣ қассоб

ไทย คนขายเนื้อ เขียง

Tagalog mamamatay-tao matador

Türkçe batırmak cambaz çekelez kasap kesmek sıçıp sıvamak

ئۇيغۇرچە قاسساپ

Українська кат

اردو بوچڑ قصائی قصاب

Tiếng Việt đồ tể

Examples

“He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days...”

“Butcher of an innocent child.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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