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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTCHER'S BOY

butcher's boy  [ˈbʊtʃəz bɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTCHER'S BOY

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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Butcher's boy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUTCHER'S BOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of butcher's boy in the English dictionary

The definition of butcher's boy in the dictionary is a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, especially.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUTCHER'S BOY


attaboy
ˈætəˌbɔɪ
B-boy
ˈbiːˌbɔɪ
batboy
ˈbætˌbɔɪ
boi
bɔɪ
boy
bɔɪ
buoy
bɔɪ
carboy
ˈkɑːˌbɔɪ
cowboy
ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ
fanboy
ˈfænˌbɔɪ
homeboy
ˈhəʊmˌbɔɪ
ladyboy
ˈleɪdɪˌbɔɪ
lifebuoy
ˈlaɪfbɔɪ
newsboy
ˈnjuːzˌbɔɪ
paperboy
ˈpeɪpəˌbɔɪ
playboy
ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ
schoolboy
ˈskuːlˌbɔɪ
tomboy
ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUTCHER'S BOY

but for
butadiene
butane
butane gas
butanoic acid
butanol
butanone
butch
butcher
butcher´s
butcher´s hook
butcher´s shop
butcher´s-broom
butcherbird
butcherer
butcheries
butcherly
butchery
butchness
bute

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTCHER'S BOY

altar boy
baby boy
birthday boy
black boy
bus boy
cabin boy
drummer boy
errand boy
fair-haired boy
golden boy
messenger boy
old boy
pretty boy
rent boy
shepherd boy
ship´s boy
teddy boy
the boy
whipping boy
white-haired boy

Synonyms and antonyms of butcher's boy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «butcher's boy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUTCHER'S BOY

Find out the translation of butcher's boy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of butcher's boy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «butcher's boy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

屠夫的男孩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el hijo de carnicero
570 millions of speakers

English

butcher´s boy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कसाई लड़का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صبي الجزار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мальчик мясника
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

açougueiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কসাইের ছেলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le garçon boucher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Budak tukang daging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Metzgerjunge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肉屋の少年
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정육점 의 소년
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bocah tukang daging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cậu bé bán thịt của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புத்செர் பையன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाटीक मुलगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kasap çocuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ragazzo del macellaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chłopiec rzeźnika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлопчик м´ясника
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

băiat de măcelar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγόρι του χασάπη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slagter se seun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slaktare pojke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slakter gutt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of butcher's boy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTCHER'S BOY»

The term «butcher's boy» is used very little and occupies the 154.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTCHER'S BOY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about butcher's boy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTCHER'S BOY»

Discover the use of butcher's boy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to butcher's boy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Butcher's Boy
The Edgar Award–winning novel by the “master of nail-biting suspense”(Los Angeles Times) Thomas Perry exploded onto the literary scene with The Butcher’s Boy.
Thomas Perry, 2003
2
The Informant: An Otto Penzler Book
As the Butcher’s Boy works his way ever closer to his quarry in an effort to protect his new way of life, Waring is in a race against time, either to convince him to become a protected informant—or to take him out of commission for good ...
Thomas Perry, 2011
3
A Butcher's Boy: On Killing, Dying and Death
"I killed my father. I did not know it then, but I know it now." Thus begins Bart Bauer's memoir and his struggle to come to terms with a decision made in 1994 that hastened his father's death.
Mr. Barton Bauer, 2014
4
Sleeping Dogs
. . . I wouldn't try to grab this one away from somebody only half-way through. No telling what might happen." -- Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World From the Paperback edition.
Thomas Perry, 2011
5
The Butcher's Boy
The Butcher's Boy 2011 Readers Favorite Award winner of Silver in Horror - Fiction A Paranormal/Chiller by Michael Robb Thirty-one years ago, Buxly the Butcher went to trial for killing his entire family.
Michael Robb Mathias, 2011
6
Metzger's Dog: A Novel
Enlivening the mix are Gordon’s beautiful girlfriend, Margaret, his temperamental cat, Dr. Henry Metzger, and Metzger’s friend, an enormous half-wild dog with huge teeth. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Thomas Perry, 2003
7
Routledge's Every Boy's Annual
That very morning the doctor's boy had fought a butcher's boy near the Queen's Bench. The fight originated through the butcher's boy knocking off the hat of the other boy with the corner of his tray, and saying, " Get out of the way, Flunkey," for  ...
8
The Boy's friend, a monthly journal
THE BUTCHER'S BOY OF IPSWICH. A TALE FOR THE BIGGER BOYS OF ENGLAND. BY THE EMTOli OF " PETER TARLEY's ANNUAL." PART I. . VERYBODY, I dare say, knows what butchers' boys are in our days — how jolly, how ...
9
Master Bun the Baker's Boy
Bertie Bun does not want to be a baker, like the rest of his family, anymore, so he trades jobs with the butcher's and barber's sons.
Allan Ahlberg, 1988
10
Johnny Tremain
Mrs. Lorne one day sent them to the butcher for stew meat, and they, thinking it was an errand a cat might enjoy, carried her with them. The butcher's boy was a wellknown tyrant. He grabbed the Webbs' cat, trussed her, hung her up by her ...
Esther Hoskins Forbes, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTCHER'S BOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term butcher's boy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Battle of Britain hero Tom Neil says British pilots just as dangerous …
'After this sergeant shot him, a fight broke out among the crowd on the ground and a butcher's boy broke the sergeant's jaw,' says Mr Neil. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
Q&A with Rodney Robbins
A butcher's boy, working in Bernard the Butcher's in Pack Lane. 14. If you could take over someone's job for the day, whose job would you ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jun 15»
3
Joffrey vs. Ramsay: Why Joffrey Baratheon Is the Most Hated …
However, his persistent lie resulted in the execution of both the butcher's boy and of Sansa's direwolf since they couldn't find Arya's. «moviepilot.com, Jun 15»
4
Remembering Reg Smythe – the man who brought us Andy Capp
“He ended up as a butcher's boy at 14, then joined the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in 1936 and saw action in the war as a machine-gunner ... «Shields Gazette, Jun 15»
5
Game of Thrones: 9 Heartbreaking Moments
... first revealed himself to be the monster we'd all grow to despise when he ordered The Hound to kill Arya's friend Mycah, the Butcher's Boy. «IGN, Jun 15»
6
Butcher's boy Nolito has Costa Rica in his sights
MADRID (Reuters) - Celta Vigo forward Nolito has come a long way since he earned 30 euros ($33.74) a week as a butcher's apprentice and ... «SBS, Jun 15»
7
'Game of Thrones' recap: Valahd!
... lamest fight scene in "Game of Thrones" history (and yes, I'm including Arya's play swordfight with the butcher's boy in season one), agrees to ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
8
Everything you need to know about Sansa Stark
While on a walk, she and the prince came upon Arya sparring with butcher's boy Mycah. An altercation ensued between Arya and Joffrey, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
9
Seven Questions with... Matthew Black
... Black is owner of Black's Fish and Chips in Halton. What was your first job? I was a butcher's boy for a shop on Queen Street, Morecambe. «Lancaster Today, May 15»
10
Curtain Call: Dominic Carter
When we first met him, Carter was portraying the commander of the City Watch (the Gold Cloaks), a jumped-up butcher's boy, loyal to anyone ... «Winter Is Coming, Apr 15»

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