botch·er I. \ˈbächə(r)\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English bocchere, from bocchen to botch + -ere, -er -er : one that does bungling makeshift work; especially: an incompetent writer < the unconscionable compromises of the artist with the botcher — F.R.Leavis > II. noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown : a young salmon : grilse