butchers 1 of 2

noun

plural of butcher
as in blunderers
someone who bungles an effort the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases

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butchers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of butcher
1
as in slaughters
to kill on a large scale the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy

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2
as in fumbles
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way the new piano student butchered the sonatina

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Recent Examples of butchers
Noun
Sabrina came from a high-status family of scholars, and Phillip, the struggling musician and child of butchers, wasn’t enough for her family. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Independent grocery stores and butchers that use the same refrigeration system may also have been affected. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026 Most worked to serve the city's elites as guards, cleaners, tailors and butchers. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 Durant's Steakhouse At Durant’s Steakhouse in Phoenix, the Chef’s Cut Hanging Bacon at Durant’s begins with premium, generously thick cut Colorado Farms bacon, hand cut each day by master butchers. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 One of those students, Aaron Chin, revealed himself as one of the butchers on a podcast a few months after the incident. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Summerland Cafe is the first concept to open at the farmers market, which will have a variety of stalls featuring local growers, butchers and other food businesses once it debuts. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 Plumbers, painters, carpenters and butchers are frequently affected. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 Tennis elbow is often tied to plumbers, painters, carpenters and butchers — not athletes — per Mayo Clinic, reflecting how job design shapes upper-extremity health. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Verb
But isn’t the manager culpable when his dugout repeatedly butchers fundamental baserunning and defensive basics? — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 Stanley Tucci is back as Nigel, Miranda’s unfailingly loyal consigliere, who never butchers a bon mot or wears the same pocket square twice. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026 The face of the already iconic series is the enigmatic Art the Clown, a demonic serial killer who butchers the inhabitants of the fictitious Miles County, New York. — Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butchers
  1. slaughters
  2. fumbles
  3. murders
  4. blows
  5. boots
  6. dubs
  7. ruins
  8. mangles
Verb
  • Notably, this happens after Odysseus slaughters Penelope’s suitors and tells Telemachus to kill the female slaves who have slept with them.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • When a wandering wolf threatens his fragile peace and slaughters his flock, Gaspard, blinded by rage, embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance — one that will lead him to the farthest reaches of his sorrow and guilt.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 22 June 2026
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  • So the associate who fumbles a membership conversation doesn’t need a lecture.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • DeLand was driving inside the 20 yard line and Taihj Moore fumbles, recovered by Lake Mary.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fumbles
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  • This included three of the women involved in the brutal Manson murders — Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten — all scheduled to be gassed.
    — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Joe almost murders Morgan (Sherry and Morgan in the same episode?
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of murders
Verb
  • Miami fans had plenty to stress about as the UM offense misfired and Florida State responded to potential knockout blows with huge plays.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But when the final whistle blows, another job is often waiting for them the next morning.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blows
Verb
  • Olise always takes it and boots the ball straight out of play.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Dominic Zvada boots a 31-yard field goal to give the Wolverines the lead.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of boots
Verb
  • There’s a hard deck on how low my esteem for a guy who dubs Reacher HoboCop can go.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubs
Verb
  • George Santos simply cannot get up After surprising the DS by passing the first task — falling out of a hovering helicopter backward — Santos ruins his big moment by struggling to swim to the dock and not being able to lift himself out of the water.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing ruins an outfit faster than an ill-fitting bra, which is why this V-neck option caught our eye.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruins
Verb
  • Grief mangles cognition and memory in ways that can make even banal tasks feel surreal, if not impossible.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of mangles

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“Butchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butchers. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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