blunderern.
/ˈblʌndərə/ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > person
blundererc1440
blunt-workerc1440
botcher1440
bumblerc1530
bungler1533
haggler1577
bumbiea1585
tool1699
screw-up1944
foul-up1945
fuck-upc1945
omnishambles2009
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 41 Blunderer or blunt warkere, hebefactor, hebeficus.
1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell (R.) What blundrer is yonder that playeth diddil?
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 853 Meer Blunderers in that Atomick Physiology.
2. One who makes gross mistakes by incompetence or negligence.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > confused, muddled person > [noun]
mafflardc1450
juffler15..
dromedary1567
madbrain1570
batie buma1586
addle-head1592
blunderkin1596
nit1598
addle-pate1601
hash1655
blunderbuss1692
blunderhead1692
shaffles1703
fog-pate1732
blunderer1741
puzzle-pate1761
slouch1767
étourdi1768
botch1769
puddle1782
bumble1789
scatter-brain1790
addle-brain1799
puzzle-head1815
shaffler1828
chowderhead1833
muddlehead1833
muddler1833
flounderer1836
duffer1842
muddle-pate1844
plug1848
incompetent1866
schlemiel1868
dinlo1873
drumble-dore1881
hodmandod1881
dub1887
prune1895
foozler1896
bollock1916
messer1926
Pilot Officer (also P.O.) Prune1942
spaz1965
spastic1981
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > serious error, blunder > one who commits
hunt-counter1600
blunderer1741
1741 H. Walpole Let. 10 Dec. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 42 ‘Take care you don't get my old name.’ ‘What's that?’ ‘Blunderer.’
1782 W. Cowper Progress of Error in Poems 539 Your blund'rer is as sturdy as a rock.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 87 At best a blunderer, and too probably a traitor.
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