charcutier

[ shahr-koo-tee-ey, shahr-koo-tee-ey; French shar-ky-tyey ]

noun

, plural char·cu·tiers [shahr-koo-tee-, eyz, shahr-, koo, -tee-eyz, sh, a, r, -k, y, -, tyey].

1. a pork butcher.
2. a person who prepares or sells pork products or other charcuterie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of charcutier¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from French; Middle French chaircutier, equivalent to chair “flesh” + cuite “cooked,” feminine of cuit, past participle of cuire (from Latin coquere; cook ¹ ) + -ier agentive noun suffix; -ier ²

Example Sentences

M. Bourbon, charcutier, in Rupert Street, has a beautiful shop full of wonderful things.

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The appearance of the ground floor is that of a charcutier's and pastry-cook's combined.

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