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The correct spelling is butchers.
How to pronounce butchers
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.A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
- 2.A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
- 3.(from butcher's hook) A look.
- 4.A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.
- 5.A butcher’s shop
verb
- 1.To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
- 2.To kill brutally.
- 3.To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
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