Synonyms for botcher


Grammar : Noun
Spell : boch
Phonetic Transcription : bɒtʃ


Définition of botcher

Origin :
  • late 14c., bocchen "to repair," later, "to spoil by unskillful work" (1520s); of unknown origin. Related: Botched; botching. As a noun from c.1600.
  • noun blunderer
Example sentences :
  • Mr. Botcher extracted himself from the nooks and crannies of his armchair.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • "I thought you took to the mountains in such cases, sir," said Mr. Botcher.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • "They're a little mite bashful," said Mr. Botcher, apologetically.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • "I guess Botcher and Bascom know their business," said Mr. Vane.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Bascom and Botcher are egging him on and making him believe he has.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • God will hear Mr. Botcher better if he closes his eyes; which he does.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • Rachel was a botcher and a bungler, a very cobbler, beside Anne Turner.
  • Extract from : « She Stands Accused » by Victor MacClure
  • I am brought to fine uses, to become a botcher of second-hand marriages between Abigails and Andrews!
  • Extract from : « The Way of the World » by William Congreve
  • "What a botcher is the most learned chemist compared with the root-fibres of the smallest plant," continued Siegwart.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • "I read that article in the 'Tribune' about you with great interest," said Mr. Bascom, when Mr. Botcher's coughing had subsided.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill

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