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Definition of butcher noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

butcher

noun

NAmE//ˈbʊtʃər//

1a person whose job is cutting up and selling meat in a store, or killing animals for this purpose

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2a person who kills people in a cruel and violent way

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