bungler

Definition of bunglernext
as in butcher
someone who bungles an effort a hopeless bungler at fixing things around the house

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butcher
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  • High-income neighborhoods had farmers markets and bespoke butchers, but poor ones remained food deserts.
    Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Becoming a master of quadruple jumps that no one else can land, rising with all the ease of a young Michael Jordan—before landing on a pair of butcher knives, on ice.
    Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Bungler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungler. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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