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Dopper

British

/ ˈdɒpə /

noun

(in South Africa) a member of the most conservative Afrikaner Church, which practises a strict Calvinism

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Etymology

Origin of Dopper

C19: from Afrikaans, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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Despite my enthusiasm for water bottles, I had no idea what to make of the Dopper.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

I can’t speak to what passes as cool in Holland, but I can say that the Dopper gets noticed, in a way that most reusable water bottles, which these days are ubiquitous, do not.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

At the most basic level, Dopper does what it sets out to do: it makes drinking water sustainable, which is as it should be.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

From the beginning, he used a portion of his profits to support clean-water projects in Nepal; this year, he started the Dopper Foundation, which continues that work.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

The Dopper party declared that they had had enough progress, and proposed the extremely conservative Paul Kruger as President, Burgers' time having nearly expired.

From Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal by Haggard, Henry Rider

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