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Answer for the clue "Linguistic fumbler ", 8 letters:
malaprop

Alternative clues for the word malaprop

In fiction, diction was her affliction
Mrs. ___ (eponymous butcherer of language from "The Rivals")
Sheridan's Mrs. ___
Famous Mrs
Word mix-up
Linguistic lapse
Famous word butcher
Fictional Mrs.

Word definitions for malaprop in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar [syn: malapropism ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Characterized by the use of malapropisms. n. A malapropism. v To use a malapropism.

Usage examples of malaprop.

Dogberries and grandmothers are occasionally found upon the bench, dispensing their honest but destructive platitudes, and their Malaprop constructions of commercial law, to juries of astounded merchants.