How to Pronounce "butcher"
word
BUUCH-ur
BUUCH-uh
Definition
A butcher is a person whose job is to kill animals for meat or to cut and sell meat in a shop. The word can also be used as a verb meaning to kill or cut badly or brutally.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈbʊtʃɝ/
British English
/bˈʊtʃɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BUUCH-ur
UK
BUUCH-uh
Listen in Context
The butcher cut the meat into small pieces.
We bought chicken from the butcher.
He butchered my last name.
There’s a really good butcher near my apartment.