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Meanings of stinker in English

Portuguese
fulano
Catalan
cabró
Spanish
perro

A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible.

      fulano

      An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory.

            Usage of stinker in English
            1
            One year ago today, Wall Street came down with a stinker .
            The Irish Times
            2
            The year brought joy, despite being a stinker in so many ways.
            The Irish Times
            3
            It's 82 games and you can chalk one up to a stinker.
            Reuters
            4
            Therefore there must exist a pre-eminently peerless stinker, and we call him God.
            The god delusion
            5
            The first half, in truth, was a bit of a stinker.
            The Guardian
            6
            Charlie was probably one of the nice guys, not a stinker at all.
            Haunted
            7
            Every class has a stinker; mine doesn't believe in deodorant.
            The Guardian
            8
            If Mir has a stinker, at least it won't affect Wolves' push for promotion.
            The Guardian
            9
            It was the act of a hound and a stinker.
            Right Ho, Jeeves
            10
            Which is exactly what that stinker Benjamin is counting on.
            Ashes Of Victory
            11
            Unless, say, his first over back is a complete stinker that disappears for 14.
            The Guardian
            12
            But I may come a fearful stinker without a lamp.
            Right Ho, Jeeves
            13
            It is also not the worst route, although there are a few stinker sections.
            Rock and Ice Magazine
            14
            Under the new rules, he'd have to deliver a real stinker to be left out.
            The Irish Times
            15
            Indeed, the home side's first-half display was by their standards a bit of a stinker.
            The Guardian
            16
            Or to a stinker with both reviews used up.
            The Guardian
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            Translations for stinker
            Portuguese
            fulano
            Spanish
            perro
            Stinker through the time
            Stinker across language varieties
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