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Answer for the clue "Butcherer of words ", 8 letters:
malaprop

Alternative clues for the word malaprop

Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
Linguistic lapse
In fiction, diction was her affliction
Linguistic fumbler
Mrs. ___ (character in a 1775 play known for poor but amusing word choice)
Noted word scrambler
Misused word
Language blooper

Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: malapropism ]

Usage examples of malaprop.

Dogberries and grandmothers are occasionally found upon the bench, dispensing their honest but destructive platitudes, and their Malaprop constructions of commercial law, to juries of astounded merchants.