butcher

/ˈbʊt͡ʃə/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

2

A brutal or indiscriminate killer.

3

A look.

4

A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.

5

A king playing card.

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