noun
sinker
SIHNG-kuh
noun
1
A weight attached to a fishing line to make it sink.
"He clipped a small sinker above the hook."
2
(baseball) A fast pitch that drops sharply as it nears the batter.
"The pitcher's sinker induced a easy ground ball."
3
(informal, US) A doughnut.
"He grabbed a coffee and a sinker on his way to work."
How to Use Sinker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that sinks or drops — a fishing weight, a dropping pitch, or, informally, a doughnut.
Word Forms
sinkers plural
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Etymology
From sink plus the agent suffix -er.