patzer

[ paht-ser, pat- ]

/ ˈpɑt sər, ˈpæt- /

noun

a casual, amateurish chess player.

Nearby words

patulous, patulously, patutuki, patwin, paty, patzer, pau, paua, paucal, paucibacillary, paucis verbis

Origin of patzer

1955–60; probably < German Patzer bungler, equivalent to patz(en) to bungle (compare Austrian dialect Patzen stain, blot, patzen to make a stain) + -er -er¹