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Meanings of bumbler in English

Catalan
potiner
Spanish
inepto

Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

potiner
Usage of bumbler in English
1
Ake! the bumbler whispered, and then scurried off into the darkness again.
The waste lands
2
Eddie stood behind the bumbler now, feeling helpless and scared to death.
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3
The bumbler stretched forward, revealing a long and surprisingly graceful neck.
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4
She hoped he would make Roy look like an inept bumbler.
In every heartbeat
5
He picked the bumbler up and tucked him into his shirt.
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6
I knew an old groom once who said a good bumbler is good luck.
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7
Ake-Ake! the bumbler cried, and trotted rapidly along the rod.
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8
If she was no gunslinger, then he was a billy-bumbler.
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9
For a terrible moment he didn't think the billy-bumbler would.
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10
Susannah grabbed Jake, turned him, and pointed at the bumbler.
Wizard and glass
11
The billy-bumbler looked back, his expressive eyes sad and frightened.
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12
It's been long and long since I've seen a bumbler in company with people .
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13
Years ago, he established a reputation as a casual layabout, a bit of a bumbler.
The Fuller Memorandum
14
No one noticed the billy-bumbler in Jake's arms or the artillery they were packing, either.
Wizard and glass
15
Oy turned to be off, but Roland called his name and the bumbler looked back.
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16
Jake stroked Oy's fur lightly, avoiding the bloody tangles where the bumbler had been stabbed.
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Bumbler through the time
Bumbler across language varieties
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