| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (I) Individual Volition | | Section III. Voluntary Action |
| 2. Complex Voluntary Action |
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| 701. Bungler. |
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| NOUN: | BUNGLER; blunderer, blunderhead; marplot, fumbler, lubber, clown, lout, duffer [colloq.]; stick, poor stick, odd stick [all colloq.]; bad -, poor- -hand, - shot; butter-fingers [colloq.], fumble-fist [colloq.].
no conjuror; flat, muff, muffer, slow coach [all colloq.]; looby, swab [slang & dial.], doit, yokel [Eng.], clod; awkward squad, novice, greenhorn, blanc-bec [F.], galoot [slang].
fish out of water, ass in lion’s skin, jackdaw in peacock’s feathers; quack (deceiver) [See Deceiver]; Lord of Misrule, Abbot of Unreason [both obs. or hist.].
LANDLUBBER, fresh-water sailor, fair-weather sailor, horse marine.
SLOVEN, slattern, traipse or trapes [obs. or dial. Eng.], slut.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Il n’a pas inventé la poudre.
- He will never set the Thames on fire.
- Acierta errando.
- Aliquis in omnibus nullus in singulis.
- They called us the seasick scull’ry maids, An’ we called ’em the Ass-Marines.—Kipling
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