Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stinker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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!" [syn: {rotter},
{rat}, {skunk}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife},
{scum bag}, {so-and-so}]
2: anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a
cheap cigar)
3: (informal) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is
defective or unsatisfactory [syn: {lemon}]
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