bungler en · NOUN
Etymology
From bungle + -er.
Meanings
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Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
Noble Prophet of Truth, this has gone on long enough. Make an example of this bungler. The Council demands it.
2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by High Prophet of Regret (Robin Atkin Downes), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Heretic:"What you mean, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line."
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bunglers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
schlemiel · blunderer · fuckup
Translations (40)
cmn 笨手笨腳 /笨手笨脚 (one who makes mistakes) · eo fuŝulo (one who makes mistakes) · ja 不器用者 (one who makes mistakes) · cs fušer (one who makes mistakes) · de Pfuscherin (one who makes mistakes) · de Pfuscher (one who makes mistakes) · yi שלימיל (one who makes mistakes) · ru простофи́ля (one who makes mistakes) · ru рази́ня (one who makes mistakes) · fr bousilleur (one who makes mistakes) · uk бракоро́б (one who makes mistakes) · fr bousilleuse (one who makes mistakes) · cs vrták (one who makes mistakes) · cs packal (one who makes mistakes) · cy bwngler (one who makes mistakes) · de Stümper (one who makes mistakes) · ru о́лух (one who makes mistakes) · yi פּאַרטאַטש (one who makes mistakes) · eo fuŝisto (one who makes mistakes) · ca barroera (one who makes mistakes) · cy bwnglerwr (one who makes mistakes) · mi ninipa (one who makes mistakes) · mk у́тман (one who makes mistakes) · mk нека́дарник (one who makes mistakes) · ru растя́па (one who makes mistakes) · sv klåpare (one who makes mistakes) · ru бе́столочь (one who makes mistakes) · sh šeprtlja (one who makes mistakes) · fi tunari (one who makes mistakes) · nrf boucranneux (one who makes mistakes) · es torpe (one who makes mistakes) · ru ротозе́й (one who makes mistakes) · cmn 糊塗蟲 /糊涂虫 (one who makes mistakes) · nl stumper (one who makes mistakes) · ca barroer (one who makes mistakes) · cs nešika (one who makes mistakes) · ga útamálaí (one who makes mistakes) · ja へぼ (one who makes mistakes) · sv klant (one who makes mistakes) · gl chafalleiro (one who makes mistakes)