stinker

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who stinks.

   Skunks are the worst stinkers in the animal kingdom.

2. noun A contemptible person or thing.
3. noun Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter).

   Today's crossword is a stinker.

4. noun Something of poor quality.
5. noun 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. noun A chemist.
7. noun A hot day.
8. noun A black eye.

Similar words

puke bum lowlife rotter crumb skunk rat so-and-so scum bag beast

Often followed by

of and from in to was is that as

Word family

stinkers