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butcheress

butcheress noun: a female butcher (dealer in meat).

Noun

butcheress (plural butcheresses)

  1. (dated) A female butcher (dealer in meat).
  2. (dated) A murderess.

Forms of butcheress

pluralbutcheresses

Origin of butcheress

From butcher + -ess.

Questions about butcheress

What does butcheress mean?
Butcheress means a female butcher (dealer in meat).
What part of speech is butcheress?
Butcheress is a noun.
What is the plural of butcheress?
The plural of butcheress is butcheresses.

Words near butcheress in the dictionary

  1. butcherblocks
  2. butcherdom
  3. butchered
  4. butcherer
  5. butcherers
  6. butcheress
  7. butcheresses
  8. butcheries
  9. butchering
  10. butcherings
  11. butcherknife

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