Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

butch

/(bụch)/ · IPA /bʊt͡ʃ/

01 adj. markedly masculine in appearance or manner; -- used of men.

1.
markedly masculine in appearance or manner; -- used of men.
2.
same as lesbian.[pejorative] See: lesbian

Syn. macho.

02 n. a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.

1.
a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.

Syn. dyke.