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Dunker

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Dunk·er  (dngkr) 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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Noun1.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 shots
basketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball
3.Dunker - an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)Dunker - an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
Dunkard, Tunker
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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