botcher

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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Noun
  • Joe Paish, sous chef and head butcher at Rolo's restaurant in Queens, New York.
    Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
  • Over the coming days, both Baccus, ‘the butcher’, and Lewis, the New Zealand international, are also detained.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
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 12 Jun. 2026.

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