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butcher

How many syllables in butcher?

  2 syllables

Divide butcher into syllables:   butch-er
Stressed syllable in butcher:   butch-er
How to pronounce butcher:   buch-er
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Synonyms for butcher


1 syllable
  • botch
  • slay
  • kill
  • spoil
2 syllables
  • bungle
  • ruin
  • murder
  • slaughter
3 syllables
    4 syllables
    • assassinate
    • make a mess of
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    What rhymes with butcher

    2 syllables
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