Botcher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Botcher is a noun meaning A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler.
Meaning
A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler.
More Meanings
- A young salmon; a grilse.
- (obsolete) A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
- (obsolete) chairmaker
Example Sentences
"What you mean, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line."
Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman.
Two faults, madonna, that drink and good counsel will amend: for give the dry fool drink, then is the fool not dry; bid the dishonest man mend himself: if he mend, he is no longer dishonest; if he cannot, let the botcher mend him.
Word Forms
- botchers
Synonyms for botcher
Depending on context, synonyms include butcher, bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include butcher, bumbler, blunderer, bungler, fumbler, cobbler.
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