Synonyms for stinker
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sting-ker |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪŋ kər |
Top 10 synonyms for stinker Other synonyms for the word stinker
Définition of stinker
Origin :- as a term of abuse (often banteringly), c.1600, agent noun from stink (v.); also in the same sense was stinkard (c.1600).
- As in cad : noun sly, dastardly person
- As in skunk : noun cheater
- As in cur : noun rotten, lowly animate being
- "That fellow's a stinker," Wick decided, never to change his mind.
- Extract from : « Happy House » by Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
- Bob got a stinker, and poor I received a chancery-suit upon the nob.
- Extract from : « The True History of Tom and Jerry » by Charles Hindley
- The crowd had already given Jurgis a name—they called him "he stinker."
- Extract from : « The Jungle » by Upton Sinclair
- The second stanza (which carries over to the third) of that Ode is what is technically called a 'stinker.'
- Extract from : « A Diversity of Creatures » by Rudyard Kipling
- He's always riding Skinny about one thing or another, but Skinny never gets mad and it's a good thing for Stinker, too.
- Extract from : « We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly » by Roger Kuykendall
- A 'stinker' followed, to which we could only retaliate by posting sentries the next day to warn us of the General's approach.
- Extract from : « The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry » by G. K. Rose
- She doesn't mind that stinker Lapoul messing over her, never turns a hair.
- Extract from : « Painted Veils » by James Huneker
- Stinker had produced from his pocket a corked test-tube, tightly packed with some dark substance.
- Extract from : « The Lighter Side of School Life » by Ian Hay
Antonyms for stinker
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