adj · name · noun · verb · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbʊt͡ʃə/
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: murderer, liquidator, manslayer
16
noun
Meaning 16
a retailer of meat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meatman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser
Narrower terms: pork butcher
17
verb
Meaning 17
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slaughter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kill
Narrower terms: chine
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English butch Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English butcher From butch + -er.
From Middle English bocher, boucher, from Old French bouchier (“goat slaughterer”), from Old French bouc (“goat”), from Medieval Latin buccus (“he-goat”), from Frankish *bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz (“male goat, male deer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhuǵ- (“buck, ram”). See also English buck.
Across languages
Translations
383 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kasap
— person who prepares and sells meat
Western Apache:
itsįʼ nyiłgeeshí
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
جَزَّار
(jazzār)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
قَصَّاب
(qaṣṣāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
لَحَّام
(laḥḥām)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
جزار
(gazzār)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
جَزَّار
(jazzār)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
جزار
(gazzār)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
لَحَّام
(laḥḥām)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
لَحَّام
(laḥḥām)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
جَزَّار
(jazzār)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
قَصَّاب
(qaṣṣāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Armenian:
մսագործ
(msagorc)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Armenian:
մսավաճառ
(msavačaṙ)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Aromanian:
cãrnar
— person who prepares and sells meat
Aromanian:
hãsap
— person who prepares and sells meat
Aromanian:
cãsap
— person who prepares and sells meat
Assamese:
কচাই
(kosai)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Avar:
къасабчи
(qxʼasabči)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Azerbaijani:
qəssab
— person who prepares and sells meat
Azerbaijani:
ətçi
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bashkir:
итсе
(itse)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Basque:
harakin
— person who prepares and sells meat
Belarusian:
мясні́к
(mjasník)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Belarusian:
мясьні́к
(mjasʹník)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bengali:
কসাই
(kośai)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bulgarian:
меса́р
(mesár)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bulgarian:
меса́рка
(mesárka)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bulgarian:
каса́пин
(kasápin)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bulgarian:
каса́пка
(kasápka)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bulgarian:
кола́ч
(koláč)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Bulgarian:
кола́чка
(koláčka)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Burmese:
သားသတ်သမား
(sa:satsa.ma:)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Catalan:
carnisser
— person who prepares and sells meat
Catalan:
carnissera
— person who prepares and sells meat
Chechen:
хаспанча
(xaspanča)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Chinese Mandarin:
屠夫
(túfū)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Chinese Mandarin:
屠戶 /屠户
(túhù)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Chinese Mandarin:
賣肉者 /卖肉者
(màiròuzhě)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Cornish:
kiger
— person who prepares and sells meat
Cornish:
kigores
— person who prepares and sells meat
Czech:
řezník
— person who prepares and sells meat
Czech:
řeznice
— person who prepares and sells meat
Czech:
masař
— person who prepares and sells meat
Czech:
masařka
— person who prepares and sells meat
Danish:
slagter
— person who prepares and sells meat
Dongxiang:
migvachi
— person who prepares and sells meat
Dutch:
slager
— person who prepares and sells meat
Dutch:
beenhouwer
— person who prepares and sells meat
Egyptian:
i-mn:n-H-T30-A1
(jmnḥ)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Esperanto:
buĉisto
— person who prepares and sells meat
Esperanto:
buĉistino
— person who prepares and sells meat
Esperanto:
porkajisto
— person who prepares and sells meat
Estonian:
lihunik
— person who prepares and sells meat
Faroese:
slaktari
— person who prepares and sells meat
Faroese:
slátrari
— person who prepares and sells meat
Finnish:
lihakauppias
— person who prepares and sells meat
Finnish:
lihanleikkaaja
— person who prepares and sells meat
Finnish:
teurastaja
— person who prepares and sells meat
French:
boucher
— person who prepares and sells meat
French:
bouchère
— person who prepares and sells meat
Gagauz:
kasap
— person who prepares and sells meat
Galician:
carniceiro
— person who prepares and sells meat
Galician:
buxeo
— person who prepares and sells meat
Galician:
beche
— person who prepares and sells meat
Georgian:
ყასაბი
(q̇asabi)
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Fleischer
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Fleischerin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Fleischhacker
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Fleischhackerin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Fleischhauer
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Fleischhauerin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Metzger
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Metzgerin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Metzler
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Metzlerin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Schlachter
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Schlachterin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Schlächter
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Schlächterin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Knochenhauer
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Knochenhauerin
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Katzoff
— person who prepares and sells meat
German:
Katzuff
— person who prepares and sells meat
Gothic:
𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰
(skilja)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Greek:
χασάπης
(chasápis)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Greek:
κρεοπώλης
(kreopólis)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ancient Greek:
ἄρταμος
(ártamos)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ancient Greek:
μάγειρος
(mágeiros)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ancient Greek:
σφαγεύς
(sphageús)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hebrew:
שׁוֹחֵט
(shokhét)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hebrew:
קַצָּב
(katsáv)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
क़साई
(qasāī)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
कसाई
(kasāī)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
बूचड़
(būcaṛ)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
क़स्साब
(qassāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
कस्साब
(kassāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
गोघातक
(goghātak)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
बुजकसाब
(bujaksāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
बकरकसाब
(bakraksāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hindi:
कस्साई
(kassāī)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hungarian:
hentes
— person who prepares and sells meat
Hungarian:
mészáros
— person who prepares and sells meat
Icelandic:
slátrari
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ido:
buchero
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ido:
buchisto
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ido:
karnovendisto
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ido:
karno-vendisto
— person who prepares and sells meat
Indonesian:
tukang daging
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ingrian:
mäsnikkä
— person who prepares and sells meat
Irish:
feolaire
— person who prepares and sells meat
Irish:
búistéir
— person who prepares and sells meat
Italian:
macellaio
— person who prepares and sells meat
Italian:
macellaia
— person who prepares and sells meat
Japanese:
肉屋
(nikuya)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Kazakh:
қасапшы
(qasapşy)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Kazakh:
етші
(etşı)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Khmer:
អ្នកលក់សាច់
(nĕək lŭək sac)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Khmer:
គោឃាតក៍
(kookhiət)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Korean:
푸주한
(pujuhan)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Central Kurdish:
قەساب
(qesab)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Northern Kurdish:
qesab
— person who prepares and sells meat
Northern Kurdish:
serjêker
— person who prepares and sells meat
Kyrgyz:
касапчы
(kasapcı)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ladino:
kasap
— person who prepares and sells meat
Lao:
ຄົນຂາຍຊີ້ນ
(khon khāi sīn)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Latin:
lanius
— person who prepares and sells meat
Latin:
macellārius
— person who prepares and sells meat
Latvian:
miesnieks
— person who prepares and sells meat
Latvian:
miesniece
— person who prepares and sells meat
Lezgi:
кьасабчи
(q̇asabči)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Limburgish:
slechter
— person who prepares and sells meat
Lithuanian:
mėsininkas
— person who prepares and sells meat
Lithuanian:
mėsininkė
— person who prepares and sells meat
Macedonian:
месар
(mesar)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Macedonian:
месарка
(mesarka)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Macedonian:
касап
(kasap)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Malay:
tukang daging
— person who prepares and sells meat
Malayalam:
ഇറച്ചിവെട്ടുകാരൻ
(iṟacciveṭṭukāraṉ)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Malayalam:
കശാപ്പുകാരൻ
(kaśāppukāraṉ)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Maltese:
biċċier
— person who prepares and sells meat
Middle English:
bocher
— person who prepares and sells meat
Mongolian:
яргачин
(jargačin)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Mongolian:
ᠢᠷᠭᠠᠴᠢᠨ
(irɣačin)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Neapolitan:
chianchiere
— person who prepares and sells meat
Norman:
bouochi
— person who prepares and sells meat
Norwegian Bokmål:
slakter
— person who prepares and sells meat
Norwegian Nynorsk:
slaktar
— person who prepares and sells meat
Pannonian Rusyn:
месар
(mesar)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Pannonian Rusyn:
месарка
(mesarka)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Pashto:
قصاب
(qasāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Dari:
قَصَّاب
(qassāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Iranian Persian:
قَصَّاب
(ġassâb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Plautdietsch:
Fleescha
— person who prepares and sells meat
Polish:
rzeźnik
— person who prepares and sells meat
Polish:
rzeźniczka
— person who prepares and sells meat
Polish:
masarz
— person who prepares and sells meat
Polish:
masarka
— person who prepares and sells meat
Portuguese:
talhante
— person who prepares and sells meat
Portuguese:
açougueiro
— person who prepares and sells meat
Portuguese:
açougueira
— person who prepares and sells meat
Quechua:
ñak'aq
— person who prepares and sells meat
Romanian:
măcelar
— person who prepares and sells meat
Romanian:
măcelăreasă
— person who prepares and sells meat
Romansh:
mazler
— person who prepares and sells meat
Romansh:
batger
— person who prepares and sells meat
Romansh:
bacher
— person who prepares and sells meat
Russian:
мясни́к
(mjasník)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Scottish Gaelic:
feòladair
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
ме̏са̄р
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
ме̏сарица
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̀сапин
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
касапинка
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
mȅsār
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
mȅsarica
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
kàsapin
— person who prepares and sells meat
Serbo-Croatian:
kasapinka
— person who prepares and sells meat
Sicilian:
ghiancheri
— person who prepares and sells meat
Sicilian:
bucceri
— person who prepares and sells meat
Sicilian:
vucceri
— person who prepares and sells meat
Sicilian:
ucceri
— person who prepares and sells meat
Silesian:
masŏrz
— person who prepares and sells meat
Slovak:
mäsiar
— person who prepares and sells meat
Slovak:
mäsiarka
— person who prepares and sells meat
Slovene:
mesar
— person who prepares and sells meat
Slovene:
mesarka
— person who prepares and sells meat
Lower Sorbian:
rěznik
— person who prepares and sells meat
Lower Sorbian:
rěznica
— person who prepares and sells meat
Spanish:
carnicero
— person who prepares and sells meat
Spanish:
carnicera
— person who prepares and sells meat
Spanish:
matarife
— person who prepares and sells meat
Swahili:
bucha
— person who prepares and sells meat
Swahili:
mchinjaji
— person who prepares and sells meat
Swedish:
slaktare
— person who prepares and sells meat
Swedish:
styckare
— person who prepares and sells meat
Swedish:
charkuterist
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tagalog:
manlalapa
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tagalog:
tagalapa
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tagalog:
matador
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tajik:
қассоб
(qassob)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tajik:
гӯштфурӯш
(güštfurüš)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tatar:
итче
(itçe)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tatar:
кассап
(qassap)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Telugu:
కసాయి
(kasāyi)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Thai:
คนขายเนื้อ
(kon-kǎai-nʉ́ʉa)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Tibetan:
ཤ་ཁང
(sha khang)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Turkish:
kasap
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ottoman Turkish:
قصاب
(kasâb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Turkmen:
gassap
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ukrainian:
м'ясни́к
(mʺjasnýk)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ukrainian:
м'яса́р
(mʺjasár)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Ukrainian:
м'яса́рка
(mʺjasárka)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Urdu:
قَصائی
(qasāī)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Urdu:
قَصَّاب
(qassāb)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Urdu:
بُوچَڑ
(būcaṛ)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Uyghur:
قاسساپ
(qassap)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Uzbek:
qassob
— person who prepares and sells meat
Vietnamese:
người hàng thịt
— person who prepares and sells meat
Walloon:
mangon
— person who prepares and sells meat
Walloon:
botchî
— person who prepares and sells meat
Walloon:
manguinresse
— person who prepares and sells meat
Walloon:
botchresse
— person who prepares and sells meat
Welsh:
cigydd
— person who prepares and sells meat
Yiddish:
קצבֿ
(katsev)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Yiddish:
שוחט
(shoykhet)
— person who prepares and sells meat
Arabic:
جَزَّار
(jazzār)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Armenian:
մսագործ
(msagorc)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Basque:
odolzale
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Belarusian:
мясні́к
(mjasník)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Belarusian:
кат
(kat)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Bulgarian:
каса́пин
(kasápin)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Bulgarian:
каса́пка
(kasápka)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Catalan:
carnisser
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Chinese Mandarin:
屠夫
(túfū)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Czech:
řezník
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Dutch:
slachter
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Finnish:
teurastaja
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Georgian:
ყასაბი
(q̇asabi)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
German:
Schlächter
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
German:
Schlächterin
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Greek:
σφαγέας
(sfagéas)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Greek:
μακελάρης
(makeláris)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Ancient Greek:
σφαγεύς
(sphageús)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Hindi:
क़साई
(qasāī)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Hindi:
कसाई
(kasāī)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Hungarian:
hóhér
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Hungarian:
tömeggyilkos
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Indonesian:
jagal
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Italian:
macellaio
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Italian:
carnefice
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Macedonian:
колач
(kolač)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Macedonian:
касап
(kasap)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Middle English:
bocher
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Norwegian Bokmål:
slakter
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Norwegian Nynorsk:
slaktar
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Polish:
rzeźnik
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Polish:
kat
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Portuguese:
carniceiro
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Romanian:
măcelar
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Romanian:
casap
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Russian:
мясни́к
(mjasník)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Russian:
пала́ч
(paláč)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Slovak:
zabijak
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Slovak:
zabiják
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Slovak:
zabijač
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Slovak:
zabíjač
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Spanish:
carnicero
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Swedish:
slaktare
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Tagalog:
mamamatay-tao
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Telugu:
కసాయి
(kasāyi)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Ottoman Turkish:
قصاب
(kasâb)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Ukrainian:
м'ясни́к
(mʺjasnýk)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Ukrainian:
кат
(kat)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Urdu:
قَصائی
(qasāī)
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Volapük:
mipugan
— brutal or indiscriminate killer
Hungarian:
mozgóárus
— person who sells candy, drinks, etc.
Arabic:
جَزَر
(jazar)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Armenian:
մորթել
(mortʻel)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Bulgarian:
коля
(kolja)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Chinese Mandarin:
屠宰
(túzǎi)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Czech:
porážet
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Dutch:
slachten
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Egyptian:
z:f:T-T30
(zfṯ)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Esperanto:
buĉi
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Finnish:
teurastaa
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Finnish:
leikata
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
French:
abattre
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Friulian:
macelâ
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Georgian:
დაკვლა
(daḳvla)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
German:
schlachten
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Greek:
σφαγιάζω
(sfagiázo)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Ancient Greek:
σφάζω
(spházō)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Ancient Greek:
κρεουργέω
(kreourgéō)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Hungarian:
levág
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Hungarian:
leöl
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Indonesian:
menjagal
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Italian:
macellare
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Japanese:
屠殺する
(tosatsu suru)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Kazakh:
сою
(soü)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Latgalian:
kaut
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Latvian:
kaut
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Limburgish:
slechte
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Macedonian:
касапи
(kasapi)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Macedonian:
коле
(kole)
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Navajo:
náʼáłʼah
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Norwegian:
slakte
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Norwegian:
slåtra
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Portuguese:
abater
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Portuguese:
talhar
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Portuguese:
cortar
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Romanian:
măcelări
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Romanian:
omorî
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Romanian:
tăia
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Serbo-Croatian:
транши́рати
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̀сапити
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Serbo-Croatian:
меса́рити
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Serbo-Croatian:
tranšírati
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Serbo-Croatian:
kàsapiti
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Serbo-Croatian:
mesáriti
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Spanish:
carnear
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Spanish:
matar
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Spanish:
destazar
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Spanish:
despostar
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Spanish:
pishtar
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Swedish:
slakta
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Swedish:
stycka
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Turkish:
kesmek
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market
Volapük:
miticöpön
— slaughter animals and prepare meat for market