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
  • Lobel’s, a six-generation NYC butcher shop, hand-carves USDA Prime steak sandwiches and serves pastrami fries.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • For daily maintenance, this solution can be safely sprayed onto laminate and stainless steel countertops as well as butcher’s block.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 11 July 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
Definition of incompetent
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“Botcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/botcher. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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