Stinker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪŋkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪŋkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪŋkə/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɪŋkɚ/.

Examples

only a rotter would do that
kill the rat
throw the bum out

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scum bag so-and-so skunk puke dirty dog git rat stinkpot rotter lemon crumb lowlife bum

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible “only a rotter would do that”
noun	anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)
noun	an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory

Word Forms

rat	verb	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
bum	adjective	of very poor quality; flimsy
stink	verb	smell badly and offensively

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

salaud

une personne qui est considérée comme méprisable ou méprisable

🇪🇸Spanish

canalla

una persona que se considera despreciable o despreciable

🇮🇹Italian

puzzolente

una persona ritenuta spregevole o spregevole

🇵🇹Portuguese

fedorento

uma pessoa considerada desprezível ou desprezível

🇷🇺Russian

вонючка

человек, которого считают презренным или презренным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदमाश

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो घृणित या अवमानना योग्य समझा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্গন্ধ

একজন ব্যক্তি যাকে ঘৃণ্য বা তুচ্ছ বলে মনে করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

துர்நாற்றம் வீசும்

இழிவான அல்லது இழிவானதாகக் கருதப்படும் ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్వాసన

తుచ్ఛమైన లేదా ధిక్కారమైన వ్యక్తిగా భావించబడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्गंधी

एक व्यक्ती ज्याला तिरस्करणीय किंवा तिरस्करणीय मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુર્ગંધ

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેને ધિક્કારપાત્ર અથવા ધિક્કારપાત્ર માનવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆ

ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർഗന്ധം

നിന്ദ്യമോ നിന്ദ്യമോ ആയി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਬੂਦਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਤੁੱਛ ਜਾਂ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدبودار

ایک ایسا شخص جسے حقیر یا حقیر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶臭

被认为是卑鄙或可鄙的人

🇯🇵Japanese

臭い

卑劣または軽蔑的であるとみなされる人

🇰🇷Korean

역겨운 사람

비열하거나 경멸적이라고 여겨지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hôi thối

một người được coi là đáng khinh hoặc đáng khinh

🇹🇭Thai

กลิ่นเหม็น

บุคคลที่ถือว่าน่ารังเกียจหรือดูหมิ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yg buruk tabiatnya

seseorang yang dianggap hina atau hina

🇵🇭Filipino

mabaho

isang taong itinuring na kasuklam-suklam o hinamak

🇲🇾Malay

bau busuk

orang yang dianggap hina atau hina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نتن

الشخص الذي يعتبر حقيرًا أو محتقرًا

🇮🇷Persian

متعفن

شخصی که حقیر یا حقیر تلقی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kokuşmuş

aşağılık veya aşağılık sayılan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַסרִיחַ

אדם שנחשב לבזוי או בזוי

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