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Wotcher vs Botcher - What's the difference?

wotcher | botcher |

As an interjection wotcher

is (chiefly|british) a friendly greeting or wotcher can be (chiefly|british) what do you.

As a noun botcher is

(obsolete) a person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor.

wotcher

English

Etymology 1

Corruption of what cheer .

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (chiefly, British) A friendly greeting.
    • [Dick Francis, 1962]

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of what do you .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (chiefly, British) what do you
    • Synonyms
    * whatcha, watcha, wotcha

    botcher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A person who mends things, especially such a cobbler or tailor
  • *1602 , William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night :
  • *:Two faults, madonna, that drink and good counsel will amend: for give the dry fool drink, then is the fool not dry; bid the dishonest man mend himself: if he mend, he is no longer dishonest; if he cannot, let the botcher mend him.
  • A clumsy or incompetent worker; a bungler
  • A young salmon; a grilse.

    • Related terms

    * botch