botcher
Noun

botcher (plural botchers)

  1. (obsolete) A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.
  2. A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler.
    • 1874, The Quarterly Review (volume 137, page 388)
      Dilettanteism presupposes art as botchwork does handicraft; and the Dilettante holds the same relation to the artist that the botcher does to the craftsman.
  3. A young salmon; a grilse.
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