butcher

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbʊtʃ.ə(ɹ)/

Noun

figuratively Cockney from butcher's hook slang informal obsolete

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). / (figuratively) A brutal or indiscriminate killer. / (Cockney rhyming slang, from butcher's hook) A look.

Japanese Meaning

肉を扱い、販売する人（場合によっては動物の屠殺も行う） / 比喩的に、残酷で無差別な殺人者 / コックニー韻（butcher's hook）から、一瞥を意味する表現

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The butcher wrapped the fresh lamb and smiled when the customer asked for a recommendation.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

肉屋は新鮮な子羊肉を包み、客がおすすめを尋ねると微笑んだ。

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Sense（1）

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

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Sense（2）

(figuratively) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.

Butcher of an innocent child.

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Sense（3）

(Cockney rhyming slang, from butcher's hook) A look.

Sense（4）

(informal, obsolete) A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.

butchers

（ plural ）

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