Botcher (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The DIY project was a disaster thanks to my husband, a notorious botcher, who managed to mess up even the simplest tasks.
- The botcher of a plumber we hired to fix the leaky pipes ended up causing more damage than when he started.
- After watching the botcher of a chef burn the third dish in a row, the restaurant owner decided to fire him on the spot.
- The IT department was terrified of the new botcher of a network administrator who kept causing system crashes with his sloppy coding.
- The botcher of an electrician who wired our house caused a blackout every time we used the microwave.