Sinker may refer to: People: George Sinker (1900–1986), MA, Bishop of Nagpur and Provost of Birmingham Cathedral John Sinker (1874–1936), MA, an Anglican priest and author Other uses: Sinker (fishing), a weight used in fishing Sinker (baseball), a type of baseball pitch Sinker (mining), a person who is employed to sink new shafts Sinker, a character in Beyond the Black Stump, an Australian comic strip Sinker nail, commonly used in wood-frame construction Sinker root, an enlarged, somewhat straight to tapering plant root that grows vertically downward See also