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The German word for butcher is
Metzger





butcher

Gender

The gender of Metzger is masculine. E.g. der Metzger. The feminine form is die Metzgerin.

German Definition


butcher
     Substantiv:
     [1] Fleischer, Metzger, Schlachter
     [2] Schlächter (brutaler Killer)
          [1] Do you buy meat from the local butcher or at the supermarket?
            Kaufst Du dein Fleisch beim hiesigen Metzger oder im Supermarket?
          [2] The general was known as "the butcher".
            Der General war auch als "der brutale Schlächter" bekannt.
     Verb:
     [1] schlachten
     [2] abschlachten (brutal töten)
     [3] pfuschen
          [1] People would be less inclined to eat meat if they had to butcher the cow themselves.
            Die Menschen würden weniger dazu neigt, Fleisch zu essen, wenn sie die Kühe selbst schlachten müssten.
          [2] The army butchered hundreds of civilians.
            Die Armee massakrierte Hunderte von Zivilisten.
          [3] The spam email was written in butchered English.
            Die Spammail war in einem verpfuschten Englisch geschrieben worden.



Translations for butcher and their definitions

Schlachten
     n. plural of Schlacht
     v. to slaughter (kill livestock; kill people brutally)


Fleischer
     n-m. (regional, chiefly northern and eastern Germany) butcher (male or of unspecified gender)
     Proper noun. surname, from=occupations


Metzger
     n-m. (regional, chiefly western Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) butcher (male or of unspecified gender)


Schlachter
     n-m. (regional, parts of Northern Germany) butcher (male or of unspecified gender)
     n-m. (regional, including western Germany) someone who works in a slaughterhouse (male or of unspecified gender)


Niedermetzeln
     n. gerund of niedermetzeln
     v. to massacre, slaughter


Schlächter
     n-m. slaughterer, butcher (affective term for a killer; male or of unspecified sex)
          Der Serienmörder wurde von der Lokalpresse als Stadtwald-Schlächter bezeichnet. - The serial killer was called the Urban-forest Butcher by the local press.
     n-m. (regional) someone who works at a slaughterhouse (male or of unspecified gender)


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