Meanings
nounbutcherer (plural butcherers)
plural butcherers
- One who butchers; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.
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.
1646, Giovanni Francesco Biondi, An History Of The Civill Warres Of England
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From butcher + -er. Attested since the 1640s.
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