lanius — meaning in English
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English meaning
- butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
Senses
lanius is used for these senses in English:
- butcher A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
butcher — full definition
- noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
- noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
- verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
- verb To ruin or botch something badly.