botcher

botch

B0411600 (bŏch)tr.v. botched, botch·ing, botch·es 1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude: botch a tennis shot; botch a rebellion.2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.n.1. A ruined or defective piece of work: "I have made a miserable botch of this description" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).2. A hodgepodge.

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[Middle English bocchen, to mend.]

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botch′er n.botch′y adj.Synonyms: botch, blow¹, bungle, butcher, fumble, muff¹
These verbs mean to harm or spoil through ineptitude or clumsiness: botch a repair; blow an opportunity; bungle an interview; butchered the haircut; fumbled my chance to apologize; muffed the last play of the game.

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botcher - someone who makes mistakes because of incompetenceblunderer, bumbler, bungler, fuckup, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler, butcherincompetent, incompetent person - someone who is not competent to take effective action

botcher

nounA clumsy person:blunderer, bungler, dub, foozler.Slang: screwup.Idiom: bull in a china shop.

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