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

I’m not sure why, but the writers have been going out of their way since to depict Tyrion as an incompetent bumbler.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2019

Adam, in this interpretation, was obviously just a bumbler and a dupe.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2019

Over the decades, Tork performed in more than a dozen bands but never matched his early success in the Monkees, where he essentially played the part of the good-hearted bumbler on the television show.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019

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