单词	butchers
释义	butch adjective ˈbu̇ch  1 : notably or deliberately masculine in appearance or manner 2 : closely cropped a butch haircut butch noun butchness noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Maybe not as uniformly vivid as his sister, Bernadette — such a pretty name for such a tough broad, in Lea DeLaria’s priceless, super-butch performance — but vivid enough to be memorable. Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022 In her academic work, Butler argues that gender and sexuality are both constructed and performative; butch identity, as female masculinity, subverts the notion that masculinity is the natural and exclusive purview of the male body. Kerry Manders, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020 With Mercedes McCambridge, unforgettable as Crawford's butch nemesis, as well as Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady, John Carradine, Royal Dano, Ward Bond, and Ben Cooper. Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018 In this context, Jack feels welcome: Who said only butch gay men should be stars? Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017 Word History Etymology probably from Butch, male nickname First Known Use 1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1 butchers 1 of 2 noun plural of butcher as in blunderers someone who bungles an effort the newest intern on the campaign is a butcher when it comes to writing press releases Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance blunderers bunglers incompetents blunderbusses bumblers fumblers botchers muddlers screwups Antonyms & Near Antonyms masters experts virtuosos virtuosi maestros adepts wizards maestri aces crackajacks crackerjacks See More butchers 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of butcher 1 as in slaughters to kill on a large scale the barbarians butchered the monks in the monasteries without mercy Synonyms & Similar Words slaughters massacres murders assassinates slays dispatches executes destroys mows (down) smites snuffs exterminates fells wipes out eradicates wastes decimates demolishes blots out annihilates croaks devastates does in 2 as in murders to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way the new piano student butchered the sonatina Synonyms & Similar Words murders fumbles boots dubs blows ruins mangles bungles muffs spoils botches screws up destroys flubs boggles fluffs mutilates fouls up bobbles mucks up bumbles wrecks blunders damages foozles mars injures buggers (up) hurts blights flaws louses up blemishes harms bollixes (up) goofs (up) piffles impairs muddles vitiates messes (up) mismanages gums (up) mishandles Antonyms & Near Antonyms reforms helps doctors improves remedies enhances betters refines repairs ameliorates rectifies meliorates fixes reconditions patches renovates revamps See More
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