as in butcher
someone who bungles an effort
she has few rivals as a botcher of operatic arias
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butcher
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One of the butchers returned with a 20-gauge shotgun.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025 -
Whose former city attorney, Michael Gates, sued California to keep out of his hometown everything from sanctuary state policies to affordable housing mandates and is now a deputy U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights, which is like putting a butcher in charge of a vegan picnic?—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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“Botcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/botcher. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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