Etymology

botcher

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Today it means: A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor. Full definition →

Middle English bocchere
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombocchere
  2. English todaybotcher

From Middle English bocchere, bochchare, equivalent to botch + -er.

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