/sting"keuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that stinks.
2. Informal. a mean or despicable person; louse.
3. Informal. something, esp. some form of entertainment, of inferior quality.
4. Informal. something difficult: a real stinker of a crossword puzzle.
5. any device emitting an offensive odor, as a stink bomb or stinkpot.
6. Dial. any of several large petrels.
[ 1600-10; 1920-25 for def. 2; STINK + -ER 1 ]