sinker

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪŋkər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪŋkə(r)/
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noun
R

A device used in fishing to hold the line or net underwater.

The fisherman added a sinker to his line to make sure his bait would sink to the bottom of the lake.

translation

n. A device used in fishing to hold the line or net underwater.

Word Forms

Plural sinkers