bungler

noun

bungler

noun

Etymology From bungle + -er.

1

Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

  • "What you mean, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line."1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77:
  • Noble Prophet of Truth, this has gone on long enough. Make an example of this bungler. The Council demands it.2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by High Prophet of Regret (Robin Atkin Downes), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Heretic:
Synonyms
blunderer, fuckup, schlemiel
Related terms
bungle, bungling

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