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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler [syn: schlemiel, shlemiel]

Merriam Webster's

also shlemiel noun Etymology: Yiddish shlemil Date: 1892 an unlucky bungler ; chump

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. US colloq. a foolish or unlucky person. Etymology: Yiddish shlumiel

Moby Thesaurus

asshole, boob, booby, chump, ding-a-ling, dingbat, dingdong, dupe, fall guy, galoot, goof, gull, hard-luck guy, hardcase, jerk, jerk-off, klutz, loser, mark, mutt, pigeon, poor unfortunate, prize sap, sad sack, sap, saphead, sawney, schlimazel, sucker, sure loser, unfortunate, victim