Dunker

[ duhng-ker ]
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noun
  1. a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the United States, characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.

Origin of Dunker

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1705–15; from Pennsylvania Dutch; see dunk, -er1
  • Also Dun·kard [duhng-kerd], /ˈdʌŋ kərd/, Tunker .

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How to use Dunker in a sentence

  • Just beyond the end of Dunker Rock a large motor-boat came in sight through the haze.

    The Valley of Vision | Henry Van Dyke
  • It has no tower or spire, but it is known as the Dunker Church.

    Following the Flag | Charles Carleton Coffin
  • A little nearer Sumner's artillery was thundering and hurling its bolts into the Rebels by the Dunker church.

    The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • At the same time Greene's division took position to the left of the Dunker church.

    Battles of the Civil War | Thomas Elbert Vineyard
  • Windham must be off scouting in that Dunker outfit, and might by good luck get himself hung, only he was too clever.

    The Debatable Land | Arthur Colton

British Dictionary definitions for Dunker

Dunker

Dunkard (ˈdʌŋkəd)

/ (ˈdʌŋkə) /


noun
  1. a member of the German Baptist Brethren

Origin of Dunker

1
C18: from German Tunker ducker

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