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Schnitzer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blooper noun A blunder, an error.
  • blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  • carver noun A person who carves, especially as an artistic craft.
  • clanger noun Something that clangs; an alarm bell.
  • stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
  • woodcarver noun a person who is skilled at woodcarving

Senses

Schnitzer is used for these senses in English:

  • blooper (informal) A blunder, an error.
  • blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
  • carver Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
  • clanger (chiefly, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
  • stumble An error or blunder.
  • woodcarver a person who is skilled at woodcarving

blooper — full definition

  1. noun A blunder, an error.
  2. noun A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
  3. noun A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake.
  4. noun A gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast of a square-rigged ship; a spanker.

blunder — full definition

  1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
  2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

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