butcher

Also known as meat cutter, butchers

A butcher is a skilled tradesperson who specialises in meatcutting, breaking down animal carcasses into primal cuts, preparation and retailing of meat, and sometimes slaughtering animals, or participates within any combination of these tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets, slaughter houses, or may be self-employed.

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A butcher is a skilled worker who cuts and prepares meat from animal carcasses, breaking them down into the cuts that people buy at stores, and may also slaughter animals or handle the retail sale of meat. Butchers work in various settings like butcher shops, supermarkets, slaughterhouses, or run their own businesses, making them essential to getting meat from animals to consumers.

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Occupation.name: Butcher
Occupation.type: Vocation
Occupation.activity_sector: Manufacturing
Occupation.employment_field: Retail
Occupation.related_occupation: Animal husbandry

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Commons category: Butchers
male form of label: mäsiar
female form of label: mäsiarka

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Duties
Primal cut
Metaphorical use
Gallery
Notable butchers and butcher shops
See also
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Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock; its practitioners formed guilds in England as far back as 1272. Since the 20th century, many countries and local jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers in order to ensure quality, safety, and health standards but not all butchers have formal certification or training. Trade qualification in English-speaking countries is often earned through an apprenticeship although some training organisations also certify their students. In Canada, once a butcher is trade qualified, they can learn to become a master butcher (Fleishmaster).