kontár
B2
Hungarian
cowboy, butcher, amateur, hack, incompetent
NOUN
B2
INFORMAL
1
cowboy
B2
Usage pattern:
kontár + szakember/kivitelező/szerelő
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Irresponsible or unqualified worker
Themes
dishonesty
|poor_quality
|construction
|business
|informal
|professionalism
|work
|law
Definition
A person, especially in a trade or business, who works in a dishonest, unprofessional, or very careless way and often does poor-quality or unsafe work.
NOUN
B2
INFORMAL
1
butcher
B2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
person who works very badly
Themes
incompetence
|work
|skill
|failure
|informal
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A person who does their work in a very bad, careless, or damaging way, especially when they should be skilled.
NOUN
B2
INFORMAL
1
amateur
B2
Usage pattern:
egy kontár; kontár vmi-ben/vmi-hez
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Unskilled or incompetent person
Themes
incompetence
|criticism
|informal
|lack_of_skill
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
An informal term for someone who is not skilled or competent at something.
NOUN
B2
INFORMAL
1
hack
C1
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Low‑quality or unoriginal professional
Themes
writing
|media
|politics
|low_quality
|pejorative
|work
Definition
A professional, especially a writer, journalist, or political worker, who produces dull, unoriginal, or low-quality work mainly to earn money or please others, rather than out of skill or integrity.
NOUN
B2
2
incompetent
B2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
person who is not competent
Themes
person
|ability
|skill
|work
|negative_label
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A person who consistently lacks the ability, skill, or care needed to do their job or tasks properly.
Grammar
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