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(1):
(n.) One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.
(2):
(n.) A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle.
(3):
(v. t.) To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs.
(4):
(v. t.) To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Butcher'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/butcher.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Butcher'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/butcher.html. 1828.