butcher
8
7.5
- noun
- /ˈbʊtʃər/
- Offensive
- 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
12
9.5
A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes
11
9.9
A person who often makes serious or careless mistakes
10
4.6
A person who is not able to do a job or task well
10
8.6
A person who often fails to do things well
3
3.7
A person who does not have the skills or ability to do a task well
2
8.3
A person who often makes mistakes and seems clumsy
2
7.8
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
1
7.5
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
1
9.2
A person who does a job badly because they are not skilled
1
6.5
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
1
6.7
Thick board made by joining strips of strong wood for use as a cutting surface
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.