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Dunker
Dunk·er D0425800 (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.]Dunker (ˈdʌŋkə) or Dunkardn (Protestantism) a member of the German Baptist Brethren[C18: from German Tunker ducker]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] Thesaurus| 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"eater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment | | 2. | dunker - a basketball player who is able to make dunk shotsbasketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball | | 3. |  Dunker - an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)Dunkard, TunkerChurch 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 immersionBaptist - follower of Baptistic doctrines |
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Words related to dunkernoun an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating itRelated Wordsnoun a basketball player who is able to make dunk shotsRelated Words- basketball player
- basketeer
- cager
noun an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)SynonymsRelated Words- Church of the Brethren
- Dippers
- Dunkers
- Baptist
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