B1nounfoodwork
US/ˈbʊtʃ.ər/
UK/ˈbʊtʃ.ə/
a person whose job is to cut and sell meat, or the shop where this is done
In context
The butcher cut the steaks thick, just the way my father likes them.
I stopped at the butcher on my way home to buy chicken for dinner.
Her grandfather worked as a butcher in a small town for forty years.
Words that go with butcher
adjective + noun
- local butcherOur local butcher sells fresh sausages every morning.
noun + noun
- butcher shopThe butcher shop opens at seven.
- butcher's shopThe butcher's shop on the corner has been there for fifty years.
verb + preposition
- go to the butcherI need to go to the butcher before it closes.
- order from the butcherWe order our Christmas turkey from the butcher.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I bought some butcher at the market.Correct: I bought some meat from the butcher at the market.