shochet
(redirected from shochetim)shochet
(ˈʃɒkɛt; ˈʃɒxɛt)n, pl shochets or shochetim
(Judaism) (in Judaism) a person who has been specially trained and licensed to slaughter animals and birds in accordance with the laws of shechita
[C19: from Hebrew, literally: slaughtering]
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