Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bumblebee.
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- noun Someone who
bumbles ; astumbler orblunderer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
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Examples
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Unlike the good-natured bumbler from the Disney cartoon, this honey-happy bear is a manipulative, abrasive, self-indulgent schemer who is clearly unapologetic in his larcenous adventure.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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As to Morgan: the sooner the old bumbler is put out his own (and Wales's) misery, the better.
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"Gerald Ford became known as a bumbler," he recalled, "and every time he hit his head on a door it became news."
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Bush, the verbal bumbler, is the Great Communicator of the age.
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Bush, the verbal bumbler, is the Great Communicator of the age.
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Like Wallace, Saunders also appears in his own journalism as the bumbling, inexperienced journalist, but Saunders is more believable as a bumbler, which is to say that he is a bumbler, which is part of the charm.
Joshuah Bearman: Journeys With George (Saunders), or Why Magazines Should Hire More Fiction Writers 2009
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He said he hoped to address the enduring mischaracterization in films of Holmes loyal companion Dr. James Watson, as a "bumbler" which he blamed on actor Nigel Bruce's inaccurate portrayal.
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He likened the situation to Chevy Chase making Gerald Ford look like a "bumbler" in 1976.
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Same thing the bumbler did, why don't we here more about his abandonment of duty to run for president.
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Is it any wonder that we now have an empty suit, above his pay grade bumbler in the White House?
Think Progress » Flashback: McCain cited Colin Powell as justification for opposing DADT repeal. 2010
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