der Metzger

butcher (south and west) - north: der Schlachter, east: der Fleischer

Origin

The origin is not securely established; attested since Middle High German. The three words divide the German-speaking area fairly neatly into south/west, north and east.

Building blocks

Words in this expression

das Fleisch· meat frisch· fresh der Metzger· butcher vom· from the

Examples

Das ist .
The meat is fresh from the butcher's.