(1947-) English choreographer and dancer. She is a leading exponent of avant-garde dance. Her minimalist pieces display a quiet assurance and fluidity and are often performed in unorthodox settings, such as on beaches and in art galleries. They include Flying Lines 1985 and Touch the Earth 1986.

ETYM Old Eng. bochere, bochier, Old Fren. bochier, French boucher, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, from Old Fren. boc, French bouc, a buck goat; of German or Celtic origin. Related to Buck the animal.
1. A brutal indiscriminate murderer.
2. A person who slaughters or dresses meat for market; SYN. slaughterer.
3. A retailer of meat; SYN. meatman.

To kill; used of animals, but also used for people to indicate brutality; SYN. slaughter.