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shochet

shoch·et [ shṓkət, shṓkhət ] (plural shoch·et·im [ shṓkətim, shṓkhətim ])


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody licensed to perform ritual slaughter: somebody licensed to perform the ritual kosher slaughter of animals for food shechita

[Late 19th century. < Hebrew šōḥēṭ, present participle of šāḥaṭ "slaughter"]
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