Meaning & use
Shochet
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A person trained and certified to slaughter animals for food according to Jewish dietary law.
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The shochet inspected the blade before performing the ritual slaughter.
Her grandfather worked for decades as the town's shochet.
A note on using this word
From the Hebrew word meaning "one who slaughters"; the role requires extensive religious training beyond ordinary butchery skills.
Words with a similar meaning
ritual slaughterer
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