blunderer

/ˈblʌn.də.rər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblʌn.dɚ.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblən-dər-ər/ (ame, mw)

blunderer — noun

  • blunderersingular
  • blunderersplural

1. a person who often gets important things wrong through carelessness or poor judg

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who often gets important things wrong through carelessness or poor judgment.

例句

After three billing errors, the office labeled Sahil a blunderer and reassigned the invoices.

call someone a blunderer after repeated careless mistakes

In the comedy, the blunderer drops the cake before the wedding photos begin.

同義詞
  • bungler

    very close in meaning, but often stresses doing a task badly from lack of skill

  • klutz

    informal and more focused on physical awkwardness than general bad judgment

  • scatterbrain

    informal; emphasizes absent-mindedness more than the damage caused by mistakes

反義詞

文法句型

a + blunderer

call someone a blunderer

be no blunderer

用法筆記

Usually describes a person's repeated pattern of careless mistakes, not one isolated slip. It often sounds critical or teasing rather than neutral in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌He is a blunderer because he forgot my birthday once.
✅He made a mistake by forgetting my birthday.
💡'blunderer' suggests repeated careless errors, not one isolated slip.
❌The report contains several blunderers.
✅The report contains several blunders.
💡'blunderer' is the person; 'blunder' is the mistake itself.