as in butcher
someone who bungles an effort
leave it to that blunderbuss to bungle a job that a child could do
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Recent Examples of blunderbuss
What the Supreme Court should not do is hand down a blunderbuss of a legal rule — one that could very well throw every public school in the country into turmoil — based on a half-baked legal theory constructed by lawyers who don’t even know if their clients’ rights were violated yet.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Now comes President Donald Trump with his blunderbuss actions that weaken or threaten to weaken the press across the board, perplexing us all who are paying attention.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Cost cutting ‘blunderbuss’ DOGE is part of a long line of presidential efforts to take an ax to the administrative state.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Colman is Edith Swan, a middle-aged church lady who still lives with her blunderbuss of a father (Timothy Spall) and mild-mannered mother (Gemma Jones) in a working-class neighborhood of Littlehampton.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
Now comes President Donald Trump with his blunderbuss actions that weaken or threaten to weaken the press across the board, perplexing us all who are paying attention.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Cost cutting ‘blunderbuss’ DOGE is part of a long line of presidential efforts to take an ax to the administrative state.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Colman is Edith Swan, a middle-aged church lady who still lives with her blunderbuss of a father (Timothy Spall) and mild-mannered mother (Gemma Jones) in a working-class neighborhood of Littlehampton.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blunderbuss
Noun
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The unit has a fireplace, wood-look flooring, a walk-in closet, and a kitchen with butcher-block counters, subway tiles, and open shelving.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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As the operation grows across the city-wide black market, their ambitions clash with corrupt authorities, rival butchers and a shifting political landscape, pushing the family toward dangerous alliances and violent consequences.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Dodgers reached the pinnacle honestly, in a capitalistic structure that properly hands no favors to the incompetent.—
Bruce Jenkins,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Blunderbuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunderbuss. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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