"shochet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shochets [plural], shochetim [plural], shochtim [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “slaughterer, butcher”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|שׁוֹחֵט||slaughterer, butcher|tr=shokhét}} Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “slaughterer, butcher”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|shochetim|shochtim}} shochet (plural shochets or shochetim or shochtim)
  1. A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry Categories (topical): Jewish law, Occupations Synonyms: schochat, schochet, shochat, shohet

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