stumbler
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈstʌmblər/
- We should have creamed that fourth rate bunch of stumblers.
Examples
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I thought I was a good driver, but I'm really just a stumbler who makes careless errors behind the wheel.
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I am a big stumbler and it.
Blog text (24) -
They were for a stumbler, not my old master.
Fiction book (2000) -
You don't want to wait until it's too late to find out that you're a stiff stumbler after five miles.
Blog text (8) -
For example, use these principles every day to see what happens to a sample of 100 stumblers; for $10 a day or a week, you can get a large sample and see what you can do to adjust your marketing.
Blog text (26) -
As a frequent stumbler in her presentations, she often confused her audience with unclear explanations.
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Even though he was a talented musician, he was still a stumbler when it came to stage performances.
Synonyms
19
7.0
A person who often makes mistakes in important situations
11
9.9
A person who often makes serious or careless mistakes
10
8.6
A person who often fails to do things well
8
7.5
A person who does a job very badly
2
8.3
A person who often makes mistakes and seems clumsy
2
9.9
A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way
2
9.9
A person who is often clumsy and makes mistakes
2
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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7.8
A person who often makes serious mistakes because they are careless
1
9.9
A clumsy person who often drops or breaks things
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8.2
A person who causes confusion by making things more complicated
A person who does work in a careless or clumsy way
Antonyms
How Competent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word stumbler comes from the verb stumble, which means 'to trip or almost fall', and the ending -er means 'someone who'. So a stumbler is someone who 'trips' over tasks or ideas, which is why it can mean a person who often makes mistakes.