STUMBLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stumbler mean? 

• STUMBLER (noun)
  The noun STUMBLER has 2 senses:

1. a walker or runner who trips and almost falls

2. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

  Familiarity information: STUMBLER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STUMBLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A walker or runner who trips and almost falls

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

stumbler; tripper

Hypernyms ("stumbler" is a kind of...):

footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)

Derivation:

stumble (miss a step and fall or nearly fall)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

blunderer; botcher; bumbler; bungler; butcher; fuckup; fumbler; sad sack; stumbler

Hypernyms ("stumbler" is a kind of...):

incompetent; incompetent person (someone who is not competent to take effective action)

Derivation:

stumble (make an error)