Dunker Definition
dŭngkər
noun
A member of the German Baptist Brethren, a group of German-American Baptists opposed to military service and the taking of legal oaths.
American Heritage
Someone who dunks.
Wiktionary
(basketball) A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks.
Wiktionary
One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- tunker
- dunkard
Origin of Dunker
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Pennsylvania Dutch from dunke to dunk (from the practice of baptism by immersion) dunk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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