Botcher

Definitions

1. A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
   obsolete
2. chairmaker
   obsolete
3. A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler.
4. A young salmon; a grilse.

Equivalents

Examples

“Two faults, madonna, that drink⟳ and good counsel will amend: for give⟳ the dry fool drink⟳, then is the fool not dry; bid the dishonest man mend⟳ himself: if he mend⟳, he is no longer dishonest; if he cannot, let⟳ the botcher mend⟳ him.”

“Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman.”

“"What you mean⟳, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line."”

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