Butcher
Trade-derived family name
A butcher is someone who slaughters animals and prepares their meat for sale.
The work requires skill with knives and knowledge of anatomy.
Butcher extends to anyone who kills brutally or clumsily: The general butchered civilians.
To butcher something is to ruin it through incompetence: She butchered the song, They butchered my screenplay.
A butcher shop is where meat is sold.
Tender marbled steak cut
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- shankLower leg segment
- flankSide of body
sirloin · chuck · round · loin · primal · marbling · porterhouse · filet
Animal tissue for food
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- cutsSevers or reduces
- slaughterKilling for meat
carcass · block · apron · counter · chops · sausage · sides · quarters
One who causes death
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- slayerOne who kills
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- savageFierce and untamed
brutal · massacre · carnage · atrocity · executioner · war criminal · tyrant · henchman
Permitted under Islamic law
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- shochetKosher slaughter specialist
- wet marketMarket selling fresh produce
- soukTraditional Arab market
ribeye
Tender marbled steak cut
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- shankLower leg segment
flank · sirloin · chuck · round · loin · primal · marbling · porterhouse · filet · roast
meat
Animal tissue for food
slaughter · carcass · block · apron · counter · chops · sausage · sides · quarters · hooks
killer
One who causes death
savage · brutal · massacre · carnage · atrocity · executioner · war criminal · tyrant · henchman · death squad
halal
Permitted under Islamic law
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- shochetKosher slaughter specialist
- wet marketMarket selling fresh produce
ruin
Complete destruction or collapse
hack · wreck · massacre · mutilate · spoil · fumble · mess up · blunder · mishandle · damage
- gamefowlgamecock, gamecocks, fighting cock, rooster, stag
Butcherfarmer
One who cultivates land
rancher · breeder · shepherd · herdsman · veterinarian
- butcher shopStore selling raw meat
- butcher knifeHeavy blade for meat
- butcher blockLaminated wood work surface
- butcher paperHeavy food-wrapping paper
- butcher's knifeLarge blade for meat
- butcher knivesBlades for cutting meat