butcher
Translation
butcher
Examples
I bought some steak from the butcher.
I bought some steak from the butcher.
The butcher's shop is on the corner.
The butcher's shop is on the corner.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) butcher a person who cuts and sells meat I bought steak from the butcher.
((the)) butcher's ((shop)) a shop where a butcher works The butcher's shop is on the corner.
Similar Words
Synonyms: meat cutter, meat seller
Etymology
From Old French 'bouchier', from 'boc' (he-goat), originally a person who slaughtered goats.
Memory Tips
Picture a person in a white apron holding a large knife (a cleaver) in a meat shop.