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The correct spelling is butchers.

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noun

Say it like: Buc-her-s

The correct spelling is butchers. A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). For example: "The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California"."

Usage Examples

The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California".

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
  2. 2.A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
  3. 3.(from butcher's hook) A look.
  4. 4.A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.
  5. 5.A butcher’s shop

verb

  1. 1.To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
  2. 2.To kill brutally.
  3. 3.To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.

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