butcher
10
7.5
- noun
- /ˈbʊtʃər/
- Offensive
:
chapucero
- Are you sure you weren't a butcher?
Examples
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You're a butcher.
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When it came to organizing events, he was a real butcher, leaving attendees confused and disappointed.
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You must be a butcher!
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The work of an amateur butcher, I should say.
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I don't wanna be a butcher.
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I was a notary, not a butcher!
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I phoned Evelyn and told her what happened, and she called me a butcher.
Fiction book (1992) -
I've even had people butcher definitions of terms or philosophical stances to fit their argument.
Blog text (31) -
He's a born butcher.
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Over-eager, ham-handed butchers.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
9
9.9
A person who often makes serious or careless mistakes
7
8.6
A person who often fails to do things well
7
9.5
A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes
6
4.6
A person who is not able to do a job or task well
3
3.7
A person who does not have the skills or ability to do a task well
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8.3
A person who often makes mistakes and seems clumsy
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7.8
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
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9.2
A person who does a job badly because they are not skilled
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6.5
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
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7.5
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
1
7.8
A person who often makes serious mistakes because they are careless
A person who does work in a careless or clumsy way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Incompetent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Butcher can mean an incompetent person from the simple thought that someone who cuts badly would spoil the meat. That's why people say a worker is a butcher when they ruin a job by being clumsy or careless.