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Patzer

//ˈpætsər// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of woodpusher: a bad player. derogatory, informal

    "If you have learned the principle that it is inadvisable to move the same piece twice in the opening you would probably imagine that these guys are patzers."

  2. 2
    a poor chess player wordnet

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from German Patzer (“bungler”), from patzen.

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