botcher

ˈbɒtʃə

Definition

Definition of botcher - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

incompetence

Dated

incompetent worker who makes frequent mistakes

Dated

He was known as the office botcher.

blunderer

bungler

fumbler

repair

Dated

person who repairs things in a clumsy way

Dated

The botcher tried to fix the broken chair.

bungler

fish

Rare

young salmon also called a grilse

Rare

The fisherman caught a botcher in the river.

grilse

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young salmon also called a grilse

Origin of botcher

English, botch (to spoil by poor work) + -er (one who does)

Examples of botcher in a sentence

Everyone avoided the botcher on the construction site.
The botcher left the plumbing in a worse state.
Hiring a botcher can lead to more damage.
The botcher was released back into the stream.
Anglers often seek botchers during the fishing season.

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French:incompétent, bricoleur maladroit, ...
German:Pfuscher, Grilse, ...
Italian:pasticcione, rattoppatore, ...
Spanish:chapucero, grilse, ...
Portuguese:trapalhão, remendador, ...
Chinese:拙劣工人, 笨拙的修理工, ...
Japanese:へま, 下手な修理屋, ...
Arabic:مُخْفِق, مُخَرْبِش, ...
Hebrew:חוֹבָּבֵן, מְתַקֵּן גָּרוּעַ, ...
Russian:недотёпа, криворукий мастер, ...
Ukrainian:некомпетентний працівник, незграба, ...
Hindi:अक्षम व्यक्ति, अनाड़ी मरम्मत करने वाला, ...
Bengali:অযোগ্য কর্মী, অদক্ষ মেরামতকারী, ...
Catalan:nyapador, maldestre, ...
Czech:packal, grilse, ...
Danish:sjuskehoved, kludremager, ...
Dutch:prutser, klusser, ...
Greek:αδέξιος, μπαλωματής, ...
Hungarian:kontár, ügyetlen javító, ...
Khmer:ជាងធ្វើការខុសឆ្គង, អ្នកជួសជុលដែលធ្វើការមិនប៉ិនប្រសប់, ...
Korean:서툰 일꾼, 서투른 수리공, ...
Persian:کارگر بی‌کفایت, وصله‌کار, ...
Polish:nieudacznik, młody łosoś, ...
Portuguese (BR):desastrado, faz-tudo, ...
Romanian:nepriceput, meșter neîndemânatic, ...
Swedish:klåpare, klumpig reparatör, ...
Thai:คนทำงานที่ไม่มีความสามารถ, ช่างซ่อมแซมที่ไม่ชำนาญ, ...
Turkish:beceriksiz, beceriksiz tamirci, ...
Vietnamese:người làm việc kém cỏi, người sửa ẩu, ...

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