bumbler
Example Sentences
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When Dilbert’s boss came off as a cruel bumbler in the cartoons, O’Neill said, “I always think it’s not me. It must be somebody else.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
“Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday” Director-star Jacques Tati’s beloved bumbler has a series of seaside misadventures in this 1953 comedy classic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
These are the remarkable effects the bumbler alibi can achieve: A consummate politician and performer with an axe to grind has done a formidable job of coming across as a clownish but well-meaning oaf.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2019
Adam, in this interpretation, was obviously just a bumbler and a dupe.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2019
I am as great a bumbler as I am a coward.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
