blunderer

noun

Definition of blunderernext
as in butcher
someone who bungles an effort those blunderers at city hall sent me the wrong tax bill

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  1. butcher
  2. incompetent
Noun
  • Police said a man wielding a butcher's knife advanced toward officers, prompting them to open fire, killing him.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • August is the month for many of our county and state 4-H fairs, and much livestock has a concluding chapter at a local butcher.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of butcher
Noun
  • The Dodgers reached the pinnacle honestly, in a capitalistic structure that properly hands no favors to the incompetent.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of incompetent
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“Blunderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blunderer. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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