Botcher

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The grilse: a local English name in the Severn valley.
  • noun. A mender; a repairer or patcher; specifically, a tailor who does repairing.
  • noun. One who botches; a clumsy, bungling workman; a bungler.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler.
  • noun. A clumsy or careless workman; a bungler.
  • noun. A young salmon; a grilse.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor
  • noun. A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler
  • noun. A young salmon; a grilse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
  • Word Usage
    "There was never a better workman than he -- while I am only a 'botcher' -- and so generous and good-natured, wearing his heart on his sleeve."
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    bungler  grilse