reeker

noun

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

verb

give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.

be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face

smell badly and offensively

have an element suggestive (of something)

Roots

recanreek- · Old English · to smoke, emit vapor ere-er · Old English · one that does (the agent)

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The word reeker breaks down into 2 roots of Old English origin: reek, from Old English recan (“to smoke, emit vapor”); and -er, from Old English ere (“one that does (the agent)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.