maler

1. colloq. bad luck; mishap
   Kakav maler, baš danas mi se pokvario auto! — What bad luck — my car broke down today of all days!
   Imao sam maler, pa sam zakasnio na voz. — I had some bad luck and missed the train.
2. regional house painter
   Zvali smo malera da nam okreči stan. — We called a painter to paint our apartment.

In Serbia a house painter is usually called moler, while maler mostly means 'bad luck'.