charcuter — meaning in English

English meaning

• butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
• hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.

Senses

charcuter is used for these senses in English:

• butcher (transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
• hack (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner. [circa 12th c.]

butcher — full definition

1. noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
2. noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
3. verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
4. verb To ruin or botch something badly.

hack — full definition

1. verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
2. verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
3. verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
4. noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
5. noun A skilled but unglamorous or uncreative worker, especially a writer or programmer producing mediocre work for hire.

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