blunderbuss

blun·der·buss

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bluhn-der-buhs]
- /ˈblʌn dərˌbʌs/
- /ˈblʌn.də.bʌs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bluhn-der-buhs]
- /ˈblʌn dərˌbʌs/

Definitions of blunderbuss word

noun blunderbuss an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range 3
noun blunderbuss a clumsy unsubtle person 3
noun blunderbuss a kind of musket with a short barrel, large bore, and a broad, flaring muzzle, accurate only at close range 3
noun blunderbuss a person who blunders 3
noun blunderbuss a short musket of wide bore with expanded muzzle to scatter shot, bullets, or slugs at close range. 1
noun blunderbuss an insensitive, blundering person. 1

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Origin of blunderbuss

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

1645-55; < Dutch donderbus (equivalent to donder thunder + bus gun, box1) with donder replaced by blunder. See harquebus

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Parts of speech for Blunderbuss

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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blunderbuss popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for blunderbuss

noun blunderbuss

blunderer — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
bumbler — to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college.
lummox — a clumsy, stupid person.
klutz — a clumsy, awkward person.
screw-up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.

All 9 Synonyms of blunderbuss