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