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sink·er
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ˈsɪŋ
kər
/
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-ker
]
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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.
Slang
.
a doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin.
5.
Also called
sinkerball.
Baseball
.
a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.
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Origin:
1520–30;
1920–25
for def. 4;
1925–30
for def. 5;
sink
+
-er
1
Related forms
sink·er·less,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
sinker
(ˈsɪŋkə)
—
n
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Slang Dictionary
sinker definition
n.
a doughnut. :
All our sinkers are brought in fresh on Monday.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
sinker
see
hook, line, and sinker
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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