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.
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Someone who dunks.

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(basketball) A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks.
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One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers.

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Synonyms:
  • tunker
  • dunkard

Other Word Forms of Dunker

Noun

Singular:
Dunker
Plural:
Dunkers

Origin of Dunker

  • 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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