# stinker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #57,099

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From stink + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stinker