"bocher" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /buˈt͡ʃeːr/, /ˈbut͡ʃər/ Forms: bochers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French bochier, bouchier, from bouc (“buck”); compare bukke. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|bochier}} Borrowed from Old French bochier Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bocher, {{enm-noun}} bocher (plural bochers)
  1. A butcher (meat slaughterer and retailer) Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-bocher-enm-noun-jCTUDRFn Disambiguation of Occupations: 98 2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (figuratively) A killer or murderer. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bocher-enm-noun-cgX~ROq8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: bochier, boucher, buccher, bucher, bochere, bocheyr, boochier, boscher [Late-Middle-English] Related terms: bocherie
Disambiguation of Death: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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