Stümper

bungler, botcher, slacker (someone who habitually performs badly, due to lack of skill or care)

Dialects

Aargau

gnöugg

Basel-Landschaft

aichle

Basel-Landschaft

fläsche

Basel-Landschaft

glepfer

Basel-Landschaft

himpeler

Basel-Landschaft

kaanyt

Basel-Landschaft

kaanyter

Basel-Landschaft

leerbueb

Basel-Landschaft

nuss

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtʏmpɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: -

Cognate with Dutch: stumper

In summary

From northern Middle High German and Middle Low German stümper. Derived from the cognate of Stumpf (“stump”). Cognate with Dutch stumper.

Concepts

bungler

botcher

cobblestone

dilettante

incompetent

duffer

hack

klutz

potboiler

quack

slacker

untrained

poor hand

hack-worker

amateur

hackworker

blunderer

clumsy

fumbler

fumblers

greenhorn

Synonyms

Pfuscher

Dilettant

Amateur

Ungeschicklichkeit

Nichtfachmann

Stümperei

Halbwisser

Halbkönner

Anfänger

Halbgebildete

nicht vom Fach

Murkser

Laie

Halbgebildeter

Einfaltspinsel

stümperhaft

Translations

partacz

chapucero

bousilleur

fuszer

incapace

acemi

incapable

knoeier

gaffeur

kluns

paresseux

acciarpatore

acciarpone

arruffone

acciabattone