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Definitions for: Dunker [n] (dialectal) an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
[n] a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots
[n] 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: Dun"ker, n. [G. tunken to dip.]
One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices
are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the
Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers,
and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.
Note: The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but
after a few years the members emigrated to the United
States.
Seventh-day Dunkers, a sect which separated from the
Dunkers and formed a community, in 1728. They keep the
seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath.
Synonyms: Dunkard, Tunker
See Also: Baptist, basketball player, basketeer, cager, Church of the Brethren, Dippers, Dunkers, eater, feeder
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