Sinker (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person or thing that sinks.
  2. a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts.
  3. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
  4. a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin.
  5. a fastball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.
  6. diesinker.
noun
  1. a weight attached to a fishing line, net, etc, to cause it to sink in water
  2. a person who sinks shafts, etc
  3. US an informal word for doughnut
  4. hook, line, and sinker See hook (def. 18)
Sinker (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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