Sinker vs. Cutter — What's the Difference?

(Baseball) A sinkerball.

A ball that deviates sharply on pitching.

One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets.

A person or thing that cuts something.

(Slang) A doughnut.

A light, fast coastal patrol boat

One who sinks something.

A light horse-drawn sleigh

(fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.

A pig heavier than a porker but lighter than a baconer.

(baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.

One that cuts, especially in tailoring.

(construction) Sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.

A device or machine that cuts.

(slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.

A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with two or more headsails and a mast set somewhat farther aft than that of a sloop.

In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.

A ship's boat, powered by a motor or oars and used for transporting stores or passengers.

One who, or that which, sinks.

A patrol boat, especially a US Coast Guard ship that is at least 65 feet long and has accommodations for the crew.

A small ring-shaped friedcake

A small sleigh, usually seating one person and drawn by a single horse.

A weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

(Baseball) See cut fastball.

A pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

A person or device that cuts (in various senses).

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

A foretooth; an incisor.

A heavy-duty motor boat for official use.

(nautical) A ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore.

(cricket) A ball that moves sideways in the air, or off the pitch, because it has been cut.

(baseball) A cut fastball.

(slang) A ten-pence piece. So named because it is the coin most often sharpened by prison inmates to use as a weapon.

(informal) A person who practices self-injury by making cuts in the flesh.

A surgeon.

An animal yielding inferior meat, with little or no external fat and marbling.

(obsolete) An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.

(obsolete) A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.

(obsolete) A kind of soft yellow brick, easily cut, and used for facework.

A light sleigh drawn by one horse.

(television) A flag or similar instrument for blocking light.

(MLE) A knife.

One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.

That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter.

A fore tooth; an incisor.

A boat used by ships of war.

A small, light one-horse sleigh.

An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.

A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.

A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; - so called from the facility with which it can be cut.

Someone who cuts or carves stone

Someone who carves the meat

Someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)

A boat for communication between ship and shore

A sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop

A cutting implement; a tool for cutting