fumbler
One who drops
A fumbler is someone who handles things clumsily or makes awkward attempts at tasks.
The word carries connotations of incompetence or lack of coordination: The new employee was a fumbler who kept dropping files.
It can apply to physical awkwardness or to bungling abstract matters: a fumbler with words, a fumbler in relationships.
One who errs clumsily
- bunglerInept person
- botcherOne who spoils work
- slip-upSmall unintended error
- misjudgerOne who assesses wrongly
goof · flubber · muddler · bumbler · screw-up · snafu · foul-up · mess-up
Clumsy dropper of things
- blundererOne who errs clumsily
- bunglerInept person
- klutzAwkward, graceless person
- stumblerOne who falters
dropper · bobbler · oaf · lummox · clod · ham-handed · uncoordinated · clumsy
blunderer
One who errs clumsily
misjudger · goof · flubber · muddler · bumbler · screw-up · snafu · foul-up · mess-up · miscalculator
butterfingers
Clumsy dropper of things
stumbler · dropper · bobbler · oaf · lummox · clod · ham-handed · uncoordinated · clumsy · bumbling
hesitant
Slow to act
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- uncertainNot firmly known
- stammeringInvoluntary speech repetition
tentative · flustered · rattled · anxious · self-conscious · unsure · timid · halting · shaky · tongue-tied
muffed
Failed to handle properly
- bobbledMishandled briefly
- droppedLet fall downward
- mishandledManaged incompetently
turnover · error · loose ball · reception · snap · handoff · catch · grounder · fielding · punt
- lack of skillincompetence, ineptitude, clumsiness, awkwardness, inexperience
- clumsy peopleklutz, clumsy, bumbling, butterfingers, bungler
- error sourcestypos, bugs, glitches, bungler, blunderer
- klutzesklutz, clutz, butterfingers, bumbler, stumbler
- dimwitsdimwit, idiot, dolt, dunce, moron
- people typesfriend, stranger, neighbor, enemy, buddy
fumblersure-handed
Skilled at grasping
deft · nimble-fingered · adroit · dexterous · graceful
fumblersmooth operator
Charming, calculating person
slick · composed · assured · poised · unflappable
- fumbled the bagSquandered a sure thing
- fumble the ball
- fumble the bagWaste a certain opportunity
- fumbling the bagFailing when victory's near
- fumble recoveryGaining possession after mishandle
- forced fumblesDefensive turnovers caused deliberately
fumble, fumbling, fumbled, fumbles, fumblers, fumblingly, unfumbled, fumblings