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shochet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈʃoʊxɛt/
  • /ˌʃoʊˈxɛt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 9, He was by profession a boot and shoe manufacturer, a shochet (a kosher slaughterer), and later a grocer [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “slaughterer, butcher”).