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sink·er \ˈsiŋkə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: sink (I) + -er 1. : one that sinks: as a. (1) : one who sinks mine shafts and puts in supporting timber or concrete (2) : sinker drill (3) : sinking pump b. : any of several devices in knitting machines for depressing the loops upon or between the needles c. (1) : a weight (as a piece of lead or a stone) that is used to sink a fishline or sounding line below the surface or to the bottom (2) : a large weight of metal, concrete, or other material for sinking or holding in position the mooring line of a ship, mine, buoy, or other floating object 2. slang a. : base coin b. : a silver dollar 3. : a doughy muffin; also : doughnut 4. a. : haustorium b. : dropper 3 5. : a slender wire nail : cooler nail 6. a. : a ball pitched in baseball that sinks or drops when it reaches the batter : drop 2a(3) b. : a fly ball that sinks rapidly as it approaches a fielder 7. : deadhead 2 8. : a small square or rectangle in a woven design that usually indicates where the warp passes under the filling — compare riser 8 |