Clues for the word "BUTCHER"
We've had 32 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 62 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on June 01, 2026.
Definition of butcher
- n. - One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.
- n. - A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle.
- v. t. - To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs.
- v. t. - To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or barbarous manner.
Referring Clues
- Meat dealer
- Charcutier
- Bungle badly
- Massacre
- Cleaver user
- Totally louse up
- Poultry and meat handler
- Slaughter
- But an actress can cut meat!
- One of those tradesmen in business jointly?
- His stuff is nourishing, but expensive in France
- Meat retailer
- England batsman with plenty of beef?
- Kill brutally
- Meat-seller
- Retailer of meat
- Sonny was an angel, ___'s a killer
- Kill - food retailer
- More than mishandle
- Beef & pork vendor
- Murder, or save, pop diva
- Murderer, taking slow boat back, caught her
- Killer, hideous brute grabbing child
- Purveyor of meat
- Noted batsman good at making cuts
- Noted batsman good at cutting
- Is his hook worth a look?
- Can provide meat, but cherries are beyond him!
- Playing for England, he obviously knows how to cut
- One of those tradesmen in business jointly?
- Former England batsman with plenty of beef?
- Noted former batsman good at making cuts
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 01, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - May 29, 2026
- Your Life Choices - February 19, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 12, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 10, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 07, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 07, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 23, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 26, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - September 26, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 21, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - July 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 27, 2024
- Your Life Choices - June 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - June 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 25, 2024
- Your Life Choices - March 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 11, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - November 16, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 26, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - August 02, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - July 10, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 28, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - May 12, 2023
- And in 32 more crossword puzzles...