Also means
butcher (noun)
Usage Note
boucher as a verb means to stop up a hole or block a passage—boucher un trou (to fill a hole). As a noun, un boucher is a butcher; the shop is une boucherie. The feminine noun form une bouchère refers to a female butcher or a butcher's wife.
Examples
"Il faut boucher ce trou dans le mur."
Natural Translation
We need to plug this hole in the wall.

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