stumbler

noun

as in duffer

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  1. duffer
  2. stumblebum
  3. lout
Noun
  • Many weekend duffers buy their equipment at Dick’s Sporting Goods .
    — Tom Rotunno, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Prior to 2023, when the streamer hosted its first live sports event—the Netflix Cup featured F1 drivers and pro duffers squaring off in a nine-hole match—the company brass were adamant about staying out of that lane.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of duffer
Noun
  • The stumblebum energy disarms us, which makes the gruesome cruelty of the kills that much more disturbing.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As opposed to palookas and has-beens and tin cans and stumblebums, a player who got waived departed with his dignity intact.
    — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2018
Definition of stumblebum
Noun
  • The league’s most popular player has become its biggest lout.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • Suddenly, these two louts are forced to support themselves for the first time.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2025
Definition of lout
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