clumsy person

/ˌklʌmzi ˌpʌrsn/
/ˈklʌmzi ˈpʌsən/
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Other forms: clumsy persons

Definitions of clumsy person
  1. noun
    a person with poor motor coordination
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    types:
    butterfingers
    someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)
    duffer
    an incompetent or clumsy person
    ape, clod, gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, nimrod, oaf, stumblebum
    an awkward, foolish person
    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
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