Definition of "sinker" [sink•er]

• One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets. (noun)
• Slang A doughnut. (noun)
• Baseball A sinkerball. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Five inch Zoom Curlytail worms Texas Rigged without a sinker is another good rig."
• "A big factor in Wang using the sinker is the work first-base coach Tony Pena has done with catcher Jorge Posada, whose improved ability to block balls give Wang more confidence to keep the sinker down, even if it bounces."
• "If a sinker is a doughnut ... and trolling is writing an inflammatory post ... hmmmm."