Bungler (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He hired a team of experts to fix the project, which was botched by the previous bungler who had no experience in the field.
- After a series of mistakes, including deleting the entire database, John was fired for being a notorious bungler in IT.
- Her attempts to cook a simple meal ended in disaster, earning her a reputation as a kitchen bungler among her friends.
- As the director of the failed startup, he was seen as a bungler who had squandered the investors' money on poor decisions.
- The mechanic was a bungler, known for misdiagnosing problems and making them worse, so he was avoided by car owners in the neighborhood.