Misfirer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who misfires.

    "In terms of her sense of slippage, Valerie Solanas runs with the best of them. None of these terms stick, which is why she remains a chronic misfirer."

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"In terms of her sense of slippage, Valerie Solanas runs with the best of them. None of these terms stick, which is why she remains a chronic misfirer."

Etymology

From misfire + -er.

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