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muddler

noun

Definition of muddlernext
as in incompetent

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Recent Examples of muddler Attendees will also have the opportunity to craft a custom muddler from authentic barrel staves and participate in a bung-driving relay that brings a traditional barrel-preparation technique to life. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 For more instant gratification, grab a muddler (or the back of a wooden spoon or the end of a rolling pin). — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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  1. incompetent
  2. butcher
  3. blunderbuss
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
  • In This Article A trip to your local butcher or the meat department of your grocery store can cause confusion.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
  • After a tense year of sniping and trolling each other, the family members agreed to bury the butcher knife, and the Original Roy Hutchins empire added an Arlington location near AT&T Stadium.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of butcher
Noun
  • Trump would also stop treating the Europeans as enemies with his blunderbuss tariffs.
    — Trudy Rubin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Cost cutting ‘blunderbuss’ DOGE is part of a long line of presidential efforts to take an ax to the administrative state.
    — Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of blunderbuss

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“Muddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muddler. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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