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butcher in Irish

butcher in Irish is búistéir, feolaire — butcher means a person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.

butcher in Irish

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

What does "butcher" mean?

  1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
    "I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner."
  2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
    "History remembers the dictator as a butcher."
  3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
    "The farmer butchers his own pigs every autumn."
  4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.
    "The editing team butchered the film, cutting half the best scenes."
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butcher in a sentence

  • I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner.
  • History remembers the dictator as a butcher.
  • The farmer butchers his own pigs every autumn.
  • The editing team butchered the film, cutting half the best scenes.

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What is "butcher" in Irish?

"butcher" in Irish is búistéir, feolaire. butcher means: A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.

How do you use "butcher" in a sentence?

Example: "I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner." In Irish, "butcher" is búistéir, feolaire.

Are there other ways to say "butcher" in Irish?

Yes — Irish has 2 translations listed for "butcher": búistéir, feolaire.

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