慌(あわ)て者(もの)

あわてもの
noun
hasty person; someone who acts without thinking
person
1. hasty person; someone who acts without thinking
A person who tends to rush and act impulsively, often making mistakes because they do not take time to think things through. Mildly critical but not deeply offensive.
弟(おとうと)は慌(あわ)て者(もの)だ。
My younger brother is a hasty person.
慌(あわ)て者(もの)の彼(かれ)はまた忘(わす)れ物(もの)をした。
Being the hasty person he is, he forgot something again.
慌(あわ)て者(もの)で有名(ゆうめい)な先輩(せんぱい)が、今朝(けさ)も靴(くつ)を左右(さゆう)間違(まちが)えて履(は)いてきた。
The senior who is famous for being hasty came in this morning wearing mismatched shoes again.

Usage

Describes a personality trait — someone who habitually acts too quickly. Often used with affectionate exasperation. The word is a compound of 慌(あわ)てる (to panic, to rush) and 者(もの) (person).

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Synonym: おっちょこちょい (scatterbrain (playful))
Compare: 早(はや)とちり (jumping to conclusions)
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