English Explanatory Dictionary

stinker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who stinks.
  2. A contemptible person or thing.
  3. Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).
  4. Something of poor quality.
  5. Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.
  6. A chemist.
  7. A hot day.
  8. A black eye.
  9. A western grey kangaroo.
  10. A giant petrel.
  11. An eastern long-necked turtle (which emits a foul-smelling musk when threatened).

Pronunciation

/ˈstɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɪŋ.kɚ/ En-au-stinker.ogg

Word forms

stinker stinkers

Etymology

From stink + -er.

Synonyms

stinkard creep rotter scoundrel hatchet job nastygram clunker scorcher

Related words

stink stinker-upper

Derived words

stinkerdom wanker

Translations

Bulgarian: смрадливец Chinese Mandarin: 臭鬼 Czech: smraďoch Dutch: stinker Estonian: närukael Estonian: värdjas Finnish: haisuli Finnish: haisunäätä French: pueur French: puant German: Stinker German: Stinkerin Italian: puzzone Polish: śmierdziel Portuguese: fedorento Romanian: împuțit Russian: воню́чка
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