bumblern.¹

Brit.

/ˈbʌmblə/, U.S.

/ˈbəmb(ə)lər/

Forms: 1500s bumlar (Scottish), 1500s– bumbler, 1700s bumler, 1800s– bummler (Scottish).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumble v.², -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < bumble v.² + -er suffix¹.

Chiefly Scottish in early use.

A person who does something in a confused, blundering, or ineffectual way; an incompetent person, a bungler.

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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

c1530 J. Ravisius Pater, Filius & Uxor Iynckyn iumbler Rafe rumbler..Martyn mumbler Benet bumbler Gwy grumbler Do dwell verely with the same man as I.

a1585 P. Hume Flyting with Montgomerie (Tullibardine) iv. 28 in Poems A. Montgomerie (2000) I. 158 I will wreit vers off commune kynd..To crab þe, bumlar [1621 bumbler], by thy mynd.

a1693 M. Bruce Six Dreadfull Alarms (?1700) 20 As long as ye give not Him the Chief Place and Room, ye will be but Bumblers at doing.

1783 W. Tytler in James I Poet. Remains 181 A bumbler or bungler of any piece of work.

1881 E. Lynn Linton My Love! III. 244 He is a bit of a bumbler when all is said and done.

1890 Stonehaven Jrnl. 29 May 2/6 He wis employed bi the then Cooncil o' the Auld Toon, a set o' hardfisted meeserable bummlers.

1982 Washington Post 7 Nov. b8/2 A political bumbler hopelessly out of step with the times.

2008 S. Schmalzer People's Peking Man iv. 132 He portrayed the lay laborers (himself included) mainly as enthusiastic bumblers whose efforts rarely panned out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

bumblern.²

Brit.

/ˈbʌmblə/, U.S.

/ˈbəmb(ə)lər/

Forms: 1800s bumler, 1800s bumlor, 1800s–1900s bummler, 1800s– bumbler.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumble v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < bumble v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare bummer n.² and earlier bumble n.¹, bumblebee n.

Originally English regional (northern, esp. north-eastern).

a. A bumblebee.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > member of family Bombidae (bumble-bee)

dora700

humble-beea1450

bumblebee1530

drumble bee1592

bumble1599

grumbledory1600

bumbee1605

bumbarda1614

dumbledore1787

foggie1819

bummer1822

bumbler1825

drumble drone1855

drumble-dore1881

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Bumbler, a large wild bee.

1870 J. P. Robson Evangeline 363 They're the bumlors i' luve's hives.

1875 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera V. 114 They used to tell us as children that ‘bumblers’ did not sting, but I know from experience that they do.

1936 Chester (Pa.) Times 6 June 5/2 The bumbler buzzed down into other blossoms gathering sweet honey juice in his mouth.

2011 L. Taylor Your Farm in City ix. 205/3 She [sc. the queen bee] emerges in spring to establish the next colony... The other bumblers die in the winter.

b. English regional (north-eastern). Any insect which makes a buzzing or humming sound, e.g. a fly. Now rare.In quot. 1883: an angling fly (cf. bumble n.¹ 1b).Always much less common than sense 1a in English north-eastern use.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by sound > that buzzes

buzzer1606

bumbler1876

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Bumclock or Bumbler, the humming beetle.

1883 Northumberland Angling Club Songs in J. Harbottle Fisher's Garland (1904) No. 80 Patent Bumlers and Mennims, patent rods an' klick reels!

1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Bummler, a large fly.

†2. English regional (north-eastern) depreciative. A member of the Newcastle Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry (see yeomanry n. 3). Obsolete.Probably also with the implication of being incompetent or ineffectual; see bumbler n.¹ and perhaps compare bluebottle n. 2, bluebottle n. 3 (the regiment's uniform was blue).

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier of specific force or unit > [noun]

spahi1562

legionnaire1595

strelitz1603

Croat1623

deli1667

Croatian1700

lancer1712

highlander1725

lambs1744

royals1762

light-bob1778

fly-slicer1785

Life Guardsman1785

royals?1795

Hottentot1796

yeoman1798

pandour1800

Faugh-a-Ballaghsc1811

forty-two man1816

kilty1842

Zouave1848

bumblerc1850

Inniskilliner1853

blue cap1857

turco1860

Zou-Zou1860

mudlark1878

king's man1883

Johnny1888

Piffer1892

evzone1897

horse gunner1897

dink1906

army ranger1910

grognard1912

Jock1914

chocolate soldier1915

Cook's tourist1915

dinkum1916

Anzaca1918

choc1917

ranger1942

Chindit1943

Desert Rat1944

Green Beret1949

c1850 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 108 You'll fight your battles o'er your pipe..You blue tail bumbler.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bumbler
释义	bumblern.¹ Brit. /ˈbʌmblə/, U.S. /ˈbəmb(ə)lər/ Forms: 1500s bumlar (Scottish), 1500s– bumbler, 1700s bumler, 1800s– bummler (Scottish). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumble v.², -er suffix¹. Etymology: < bumble v.² + -er suffix¹. Chiefly Scottish in early use. A person who does something in a confused, blundering, or ineffectual way; an incompetent person, a bungler. 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 c1530 J. Ravisius Pater, Filius & Uxor Iynckyn iumbler Rafe rumbler..Martyn mumbler Benet bumbler Gwy grumbler Do dwell verely with the same man as I. a1585 P. Hume Flyting with Montgomerie (Tullibardine) iv. 28 in Poems A. Montgomerie (2000) I. 158 I will wreit vers off commune kynd..To crab þe, bumlar [1621 bumbler], by thy mynd. a1693 M. Bruce Six Dreadfull Alarms (?1700) 20 As long as ye give not Him the Chief Place and Room, ye will be but Bumblers at doing. 1783 W. Tytler in James I Poet. Remains 181 A bumbler or bungler of any piece of work. 1881 E. Lynn Linton My Love! III. 244 He is a bit of a bumbler when all is said and done. 1890 Stonehaven Jrnl. 29 May 2/6 He wis employed bi the then Cooncil o' the Auld Toon, a set o' hardfisted meeserable bummlers. 1982 Washington Post 7 Nov. b8/2 A political bumbler hopelessly out of step with the times. 2008 S. Schmalzer People's Peking Man iv. 132 He portrayed the lay laborers (himself included) mainly as enthusiastic bumblers whose efforts rarely panned out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bumblern.² Brit. /ˈbʌmblə/, U.S. /ˈbəmb(ə)lər/ Forms: 1800s bumler, 1800s bumlor, 1800s–1900s bummler, 1800s– bumbler. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumble v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < bumble v.¹ + -er suffix¹. Compare bummer n.² and earlier bumble n.¹, bumblebee n. Originally English regional (northern, esp. north-eastern). 1. a. A bumblebee. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > member of family Bombidae (bumble-bee) dora700 humble-beea1450 bumblebee1530 drumble bee1592 bumble1599 grumbledory1600 bumbee1605 bumbarda1614 dumbledore1787 foggie1819 bummer1822 bumbler1825 drumble drone1855 drumble-dore1881 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Bumbler, a large wild bee. 1870 J. P. Robson Evangeline 363 They're the bumlors i' luve's hives. 1875 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera V. 114 They used to tell us as children that ‘bumblers’ did not sting, but I know from experience that they do. 1936 Chester (Pa.) Times 6 June 5/2 The bumbler buzzed down into other blossoms gathering sweet honey juice in his mouth. 2011 L. Taylor Your Farm in City ix. 205/3 She [sc. the queen bee] emerges in spring to establish the next colony... The other bumblers die in the winter. b. English regional (north-eastern). Any insect which makes a buzzing or humming sound, e.g. a fly. Now rare.In quot. 1883: an angling fly (cf. bumble n.¹ 1b).Always much less common than sense 1a in English north-eastern use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined by sound > that buzzes buzzer1606 bumbler1876 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Bumclock or Bumbler, the humming beetle. 1883 Northumberland Angling Club Songs in J. Harbottle Fisher's Garland (1904) No. 80 Patent Bumlers and Mennims, patent rods an' klick reels! 1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Bummler, a large fly. †2. English regional (north-eastern) depreciative. A member of the Newcastle Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry (see yeomanry n. 3). Obsolete.Probably also with the implication of being incompetent or ineffectual; see bumbler n.¹ and perhaps compare bluebottle n. 2, bluebottle n. 3 (the regiment's uniform was blue). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier of specific force or unit > [noun] spahi1562 legionnaire1595 strelitz1603 Croat1623 deli1667 Croatian1700 lancer1712 highlander1725 lambs1744 royals1762 light-bob1778 fly-slicer1785 Life Guardsman1785 royals?1795 Hottentot1796 yeoman1798 pandour1800 Faugh-a-Ballaghsc1811 forty-two man1816 kilty1842 Zouave1848 bumblerc1850 Inniskilliner1853 blue cap1857 turco1860 Zou-Zou1860 mudlark1878 king's man1883 Johnny1888 Piffer1892 evzone1897 horse gunner1897 dink1906 army ranger1910 grognard1912 Jock1914 chocolate soldier1915 Cook's tourist1915 dinkum1916 Anzaca1918 choc1917 ranger1942 Chindit1943 Desert Rat1944 Green Beret1949 c1850 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 108 You'll fight your battles o'er your pipe..You blue tail bumbler. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹c1530n.²1825
随便看	to take wall to take warning to take warrant on oneself to take water to take way of to take weapon in hand to take wet to take what one can find to take what one can get to take where one can find it to take where one can get it to take wherever one can find it to take wherever one can get it to take wind to take wine to take wing to take wing a or one's flight to take winter to take with to take with one to take with the foot to take witness by to take witness of to take wrack to take wrack on one

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