Dunker
Dunk·er
(dŭng′kər) also Dun·kard (-kərd)n.
A member of the German Baptist Brethren, a group of German-American Baptists opposed to military service and the taking of legal oaths.
[Pennsylvania Dutch, from dunke, to dunk (from the practice of baptism by immersion); see dunk.]
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Dunker
(ˈdʌŋkə) orDunkard
n
(Protestantism) a member of the German Baptist Brethren
[C18: from German Tunker ducker]
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Dunk•er
(ˈdʌŋ kər)also Dun•kard
(-kərd)n.
a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians who practice trine immersion and are opposed to military service and the taking of oaths.
[1705–15, Amer.; < Pennsylvania German; see dunk, -er1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | dunker - an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it; "he was a dunker--he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in" |
| 2. | dunker - a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots | |
| 3. |  Dunker - an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)Church of the Brethren, Dippers, Dunkers - a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion Baptist - follower of Baptistic doctrines |
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