bumbler

noun

Definition of bumblernext
as in butcher
someone who bungles an effort we can't trust that bumbler to do anything right

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  1. butcher
  2. incompetent
  3. bungler
Noun
  • In a video obtained by TMZ, a man the outlet identified as Perez is shown taking out a large butcher’s knife from his black sweatshirt pocket.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Filming on Miami Vice ’85 was disrupted on Friday night when a man threatened a member of the production with a butcher knife.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Oct. 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
Noun
  • Dan Quinn has a public relations problem right now and at the heart of the issue is some powerful people that are painting him as something of an NFL sideline bungler as the Washington Commanders coach.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bungler
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