STINKER - 10 definitions found
stinker n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git] 2: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar) 3: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory [syn: lemon, stinker] stinker inkster Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) stinker noun Date: 1602 1. a. an offensive or contemptible person b. one that stinks c. something of very poor quality; also dud 2a <the movie is a stinker> 2. any of several large petrels that have an offensive odor 3. slang something extremely difficult <the examination was a real stinker> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary stinker (stinkers) If you describe someone or something as a stinker, you mean that you think they are very unpleasant or bad. (INFORMAL) I think he's an absolute stinker to do that to her... N-COUNT [disapproval] English Explanatory Dictionary stinker ˈstɪŋkə n. 1 a person or thing that stinks. 2 sl. an objectionable person or thing. 3 sl. a a difficult task. b a letter etc. conveying strong disapproval. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Stinker \Stink"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, stinks. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the several species of large antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odor, as the giant fulmar. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) stinker ˈstɪŋkə n. wretch, villain, scoundrel, cad, heel, beast, cur, viper, snake in the grass, skunk, swine, polecat, Rather old-fashioned blackguard, rogue, Archaic knave, varlet, dastard, (base) caitiff, Colloq stinkpot, louse, creep, rat, Brit nasty piece of work, sod, Old-fashioned rotter, bounder, blighter, Slang (rotten) bastard, son of a bitch, Brit toerag, bugger, US SOB, bum, stinkeroo or stinkaroo, Taboo slang shit, Brit arse-hole, US ass-hole: They were a lovely couple, but their son was a real stinker. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 60 Moby Thesaurus words for "stinker": Havana, SOB, bastard, beast, belvedere, blackguard, blighter, bounder, box of cigars, bugger, bum, cad, cheroot, cigar, cigar box, cigar case, cigar cutter, cigarillo, colorado, corona, creep, cur, dastard, dog, fart, heel, hood, hooligan, humidor, jerk, knave, louse, meanie, mother, pill, polecat, rat, rogue, rope, rotten egg, rotter, scoundrel, scum, shit, shithead, shitheel, skunk, snake, sod, stink ball, stink bomb, stinkard, stinkpot, stogie, swine, trichinopoly, turd, villain, viper, wretch |
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