1. a person who damages, ruins, or handles something badly
2. a machine used for pressing or smoothing cloth by passing it between rollers
Usage: historical

Examples

• The new employee was a mangler of customer names, mispronouncing them constantly.
• She was known as a mangler of foreign languages despite her enthusiasm.
• The antique mangler in the museum was used for pressing linens in the 1800s.
• His attempts at cooking made him a mangler of even simple recipes.
• The laundry used an old-fashioned mangler to smooth the sheets.
• Don’t let him fix it; he’s a mangler when it comes to electronics.