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Definition: Botcher |
BotcherNoun1. Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "botcher" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1600. (references) |
Synonyms: BotcherSynonyms: blunderer (n), bumbler (n), bungler (n), butcher (n), fuckup (n), fumbler (n), sad sack (n), stumbler (n). (additional references) |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "botcher" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Botcher | Last name | 170 | 48,167 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
botcher | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "botcher"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kërpaç (bungler). (various references) | |
Arabic | ضجة (ado, bother, clutter, din, hullabaloo, hustle, noise, pother, racket, roar, row, rumor, rumour, rumpus, sensation, shindy, sound, stir, storm, titbit, tumult), إنزعاج (annoyance, bother, disturbance, indisposition, malaise). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хаймана (lad, sad dog, scamp, scapegrace, vagabond). (various references) | |
French | bruits, bousilleur, gâcheur. (various references) | |
German | pfuscher (blunderer, bungler, tinker). (various references) | |
Greek | κακοτέχνησ (bungler). (various references) | |
Hungarian | foltozószabó. (various references) | |
Indonesian | perusak (depridator, destroyer, vandal). (various references) | |
Manx | milleyder (adulterator, corrupter, marrer, spoiler, wrecker), brockeyder (bungler, muddler). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | otcherbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | alfaiate remendão. (various references) | |
Romanian | cârpaci (bungler, cobbler, duffer). (various references) | |
Russian | плохой работник (bungler). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | neradnik (dangler), loš radnik (bungler). (various references) | |
Swedish | lappskräddare, klåpare (blunderer, bungler, dabbler, dub, fumbler, muff, slob), fuskare (cheater, crib, dabbler, tinker). (various references) | |
Turkish | kaba yama yapan kimse, kötü iş gören kimse. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "botcher": botcheries, botchers, botchery. (additional references) | |
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"Botcher" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Betcher, bochur, Borchert, bosche, botcha, botche, Boutcher, boychik, Boychuk, Gotcher, notcher. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "botcher" (pronounced 'Botch"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-e-h-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: bother, broche, hector, rochet, rotche, tocher, troche. | |
-2 letters: berth, boche, botch, broth, chert, chore, ocher, ochre, other, recto, retch, rotch, throb, throe, torch. | |
-3 letters: beth, bore, bort, both, cero, core, cote, echo, etch, herb, hero, hoer, robe, rote, thro, torc, tore. | |
-4 letters: bet, bot, bro, cob, cor, cot, eth, her, het, hob, hoe, hot. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-c-e-h-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: botchers, botchery, botchier. | |
+2 letters: blotchier, brochette. | |
+3 letters: beachfront, bichromate, botcheries, brochettes, chatterbox. | |
+4 letters: beachfronts, bichromated, bichromates, blowtorches, breechcloth, breechclout, thrombocyte, torchbearer. | |
+5 letters: bachelorette, biochemistry, breechcloths, breechclouts, bronchitises, butterscotch, carbohydrate, chatterboxes, thrombocytes, torchbearers, turbocharged, turbocharger. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Names: Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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