butcher in Latin
butcher in Latin is lanius, macellārius — butcher means a person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
butcher in Latin
lanius
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
macellārius
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
What does "butcher" mean?
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noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
"I bought the lamb chops from the butcher on the corner."
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noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
"History remembers the dictator as a butcher."
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verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
"The farmer butchers his own pigs every autumn."
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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 Latin?
"butcher" in Latin is lanius, macellārius. 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 Latin, "butcher" is lanius, macellārius.
Are there other ways to say "butcher" in Latin?
Yes — Latin has 2 translations listed for "butcher": lanius, macellārius.
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