butcher butcher /ˈbʊtʃɝ/

noun

1. Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence  ( blunderer , botcher , bumbler [Informal] , bungler , butcher , fuckup [Vulgar] , fumbler , sad sack [Informal, N. American] , stumbler )
   someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
   
2. A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market  ( butcher , slaughterer )
   a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
    The butcher at the local meat market was known for his quality cuts of meat
   The butcher at the local meat market was known for his quality cuts of meat
   
   
3. A brutal indiscriminate murderer  ( butcher )
   a brutal indiscriminate murderer
   
4. A retailer of meat  ( butcher , meatman )
   a retailer of meat
   
   

verb

1. () Kill (animals) usually for food consumption  ( butcher , slaughter )
   kill (animals) usually for food consumption
    They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
   They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter