うつけ者もの

noun

fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce

A somewhat old-fashioned or literary term for a foolish person; often used in historical or dramatic contexts. Can be insulting but may also carry a slightly affectionate or pitying tone.

• あのうつけ者ものがまた失しっ敗ぱいした。

  That fool messed up again.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの物もの語がたりには、うつけ者ものと呼よばれる武ぶ将しょうがよく出でてくる。

  In tales of the Warring States period, a warlord called a fool often appears.