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Meaning of shochet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈʃoʊxɛt/

Definitions

A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry

Examples

“2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 9, He was by profession a boot and shoe manufacturer, a shochet (a kosher slaughterer), and later a grocer […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

shōchikubai shōchū Shock shock absorber shock absorption shock and awe