botcher

noun

Definition of botchernext
as in butcher
someone who bungles an effort she has few rivals as a botcher of operatic arias

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  1. butcher
  2. incompetent
Noun
  • The Burkes sell trees via their website, and sell fresh fruit at the farmers market and via a local specialty butcher, A & R Custom Butchering, Retail Meats and Deli in Red Bluff.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Most worked to serve the city's elites as guards, cleaners, tailors and butchers.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of butcher
Noun
  • 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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“Botcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/botcher. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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