as in butcher
someone who bungles an effort
a well-meaning fumbler who somehow screwed up our computer network
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butcher
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It was subsequently given to the artist Kara Walker, who carved it up in accordance with a butcher’s diagram.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Some of these attractions in the maze include a biohazard unit, a butcher shop, a poacher camp and a witch’s cauldron.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Fumbler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fumbler. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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