stinker

Plural: stinkers

Noun

• One that stinks, or a difficult problem.
• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)
• an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
• One who stinks.
• A contemptible person or thing.
• Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).
• Something of poor quality.
• Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar.
• A chemist.
• A hot day.
• A black eye.
• A western grey kangaroo.
• A giant petrel.

Examples

• His last move was a real STINKER, leaving open a triple-word score for his opponent.
• Skunks are the worst stinkers in the animal kingdom.
• Today's crossword is a stinker.

Synonyms

bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lemon, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinkpot, clunker, creep, hatchet job, nastygram, scorcher, scoundrel, stinkard, stinker

Related Words

stink, stinker-upper