A sputterer is a person or a thing that makes a series of soft explosive sounds, like a car engine that is not working well.
The word sputterer can make people think of frustration, annoyance, or something not working right.
Examples:
The sputterer of the old car woke up the whole street.
The sputterer in the kitchen made it hard to cook.
The sputterer was so loud that I couldn't hear anything else.
The sputterer in the movie was funny.
The sputterer of the broken machine was so loud, it woke up the whole town.
The sputterer of the old car was like a song, but not a good one.