Dunk·er (d ng k r) also Dun·kard (-krd)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], Dunkard [ˈdʌŋkəd]
n
(Christianity / Protestantism) a member of the German Baptist Brethren
[from German Tunker ducker]
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| 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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