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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At Nadeau’s Ice Sculptures, the oldest carving factory in America, a team of former archaeologists and butchers creates ephemeral art designed to be licked, touched, and eventually, lost.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026 -
The affable butcher first opened Tip Top Meats in Glendale in 1967 before moving it permanently to Carlsbad in 1980.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Fumbler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fumbler. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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