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stumbler

Other forms: stumblers

Definitions of stumbler
  1. noun
    a walker or runner who trips and almost falls
    synonyms: tripper
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    type of:
    footer, pedestrian, walker
    a person who travels by foot
  2. noun
    someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
    synonyms: blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fumbler, sad sack
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    type of:
    incompetent, incompetent person
    someone who is not competent to take effective action
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