charcutier

American  

[shahr-koo-tee-ey, shahr-koo-tee-ey, shar-ky-tyey] / ʃɑrˌku tiˈeɪ, ʃɑrˈku tiˌeɪ, ʃar küˈtjeɪ /

noun

charcutiers plural

1. a pork butcher.

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• charcutiers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of charcutier

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; see cook ¹) + -ier agentive noun suffix; see -ier ²

Example Sentences

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charcutier charcutiers

Elias Cairo, founder and charcutier of Oregon's Olympia Provisions, says, "Charcuterie is value-added meat — where something is added, be it salt or heat, to enhance flavor and prolong shelf life."

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2021

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

From The Halo by Justice, B. Martin

There was a charcutier living close to the outer walks, and when nothing else could be had, we purchased some of his curiously prepared delicacies, and smuggled them in under various guises. 

From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William

Caen is the town of the charcutiers, and you may see more good cold viands shown in windows, in a walk through its streets, than you will find anywhere else outside a cookery exhibition.

From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)