ˈnīˌdȯ(ə)r, -_dər noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin; akin to Old English hnītan to thrust, gore, knock, encounter, ge hnǣst collision, battle, Old Norse hnīta to strike, hnita to weld, hnissa smell from cooking, unpleasant taste, Middle Irish cned wound, Greek knizein to scratch, tickle, tease, knisma scratch, knismos irritation, itching, knisa, knisē smell of burnt sacrifice, nidor, Latvian kniest to itch and to Latin ciner-, cinis ashes — more at incinerate
: a strong smell : reek ; especially : the smell of cooking or burning meat or fat