sinker

[ sing-ker ]
/ ˈsɪŋ kər /
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noun

a person or thing that sinks.
a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts.
a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
Slang. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin.
Also called sinkerball. Baseball. a fastball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.
diesinker.

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Origin of sinker

First recorded in 1520–30; 1870–75 for def. 4; 1930–35 for def. 5; sink + -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM sinker

sink·er·less, adjective

Words nearby sinker

sinistrotorsion, sinistrous, Sinitic, sink, sinkage, sinker, sinkerball, sinkhole, Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, sink in, sinking
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Words related to sinker

pressure, bun, pastry, counterpoise, stone, plumb, mass, counterbalance, rock, bob, anchor, ballast, sandbag, pendulum, poundage, counterweight, cruller, dunker, plumb bob, sweet roll

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British Dictionary definitions for sinker

sinker
/ (ˈsɪŋkə) /

noun

a weight attached to a fishing line, net, etc, to cause it to sink in water
a person who sinks shafts, etc
US an informal word for doughnut
hook, line, and sinker See hook (def. 18)
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Idioms and Phrases with sinker

sinker

see hook, line, and sinker.

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