schlemiel in English
noun
1
a stupid, awkward, or unlucky person.
When it comes to chopping veggies, a schlemiel would spend days building a massive contraption to do it for him.
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Use "schlemiel" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "schlemiel" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "schlemiel", or refer to the context using the word "schlemiel" in the English Dictionary.
1. Baldwin, the poor schlemiel, is talked into committing a murder, which he botches badly.
2. Synonyms for Botcher include blunderer, bungler, bumbler, fumbler, blunderbuss, butcher, screwup, schlemiel, klutz and muddler
3. But if you're a homebody and a schlemiel like me, you may not find the system very useful.