1
2
: any of several large petrels that have an offensive odor
3
slang
: something extremely difficult
the examination was a real stinker
Synonyms
- bastard
- beast
- bleeder [British]
- blighter [chiefly British]
- boor
- bounder
- bugger
- buzzard
- cad
- chuff
- churl
- clown
- creep
- cretin
- crud [slang]
- crumb [slang]
- cur
- dirtbag [slang]
- dog
- fink
- heel
- hound
- jerk
- joker
- louse
- lout
- pill
- rat
- rat fink
- reptile
- rotter
- schmuck [slang]
- scum
- scumbag [slang]
- scuzzball [slang]
- skunk
- sleaze
- sleazebag [slang]
- sleazeball [slang]
- slime
- slimeball [slang]
- slob
- snake
- so-and-so
- sod [chiefly British]
- stinkard
- swine
- toad
- varmint
- vermin
Examples of stinker in a Sentence
He is a dirty little stinker.
a real stinker of a performance
Recent Examples on the Web
If the Warriors were due for a stinker, the bill arrived in Cleveland.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
One stinker of a game, and those overlapping skills with Furphy, hurt somewhat — especially when finances come into play.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s tons of stuff out right now, and most of it is great—a few stinkers aside.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
While some may have pushed the panic button after losing in a stinker against what appeared to be an overmatched opponent in the Denver Broncos at home last week, the Buccaneers made people quickly forget about that loss in their second big win over a playoff team this season.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
One stinker of a game, and those overlapping skills with Furphy, hurt somewhat — especially when finances come into play.
—Tony East, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
There’s tons of stuff out right now, and most of it is great—a few stinkers aside.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
While some may have pushed the panic button after losing in a stinker against what appeared to be an overmatched opponent in the Denver Broncos at home last week, the Buccaneers made people quickly forget about that loss in their second big win over a playoff team this season.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Stinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stinker. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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