stinkpot vs bum

stinkpot and bum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stinkpot	Yes	No	No	No
bum	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, stinkpot and bum are synonyms defined as:

stinkpot and bum: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Other synonyms of stinkpot include crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, scumbag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker.

stinkpot (noun)	bum (noun)
small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible	a vagrant
	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
	person who does no work

stinkpot (adjective)	bum (adjective)
	of very poor quality; flimsy

stinkpot (verb)	bum (verb)
	ask for and get free; be a parasite
	be lazy or idle