butcherer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

butcher +‎ -er. Attested since the 1640s.[1]

Noun[edit]

butcherer (plural butcherers)

  1. One who butchers; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:killer
    • 1646, Giovanni Francesco Biondi, An History Of The Civill Warres Of England:
      That G should be the first letter of his name that should succeed Edward; and the Duke of Clarence his name being George, 'twas thought he should be the Butcherer of Edwards sons, which Gloucester afterwards proved to be.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “butcher”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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