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

Rather than being an insecure bumbler with whom we sympathize, Thomas comes across as a shrill, jealous whiner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2021

But several others described him as an ambitious but clumsy bumbler.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2021

Let’s take Michael Cohen, sometimes a bumbler, sometimes a goon, but sometimes a fixer who has lived up to that name.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2020

An affable Victorian gentleman, Franklin was said to be a good-natured bumbler, dogged and clueless, with the naive ideals of a child and a disdain for acquiring backcountry skills.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer