Meanings
plural shtinkers
- Israeli intelligence slangcollaborator; traitor; informer
Origin
- Yiddishשטינקער
- Englishshtinker
From Yiddish שטינקער (shtinker).
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shtinker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtinker
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