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Dunker

American  
[duhng-ker] / ˈdʌŋ kər /
Also Dunkard

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.

Dunker British  
/ ˈdʌŋkəd, ˈdʌŋkə /

noun

  1. a member of the German Baptist Brethren

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Dunker

An Americanism first recorded in 1705–15; from Pennsylvania Dutch; dunk, -er 1

Example Sentences

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“These aren’t people who bought shoes they couldn’t afford,” said Amanda Dunker, of the nonprofit Community Service Society of New York.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022

The Iowa Restaurant Association president Jessica Dunker criticized the plan in a voicemail and later phone call with Larson and told him in an email, “You can imagine my distress.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2020

“People want to just relax from the violence in the world and what’s on the news,” says Dunker.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2019

“Ted Dunker is basically the most unlikely candidate to become mayor of his town,” she said of her character.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2018

She had saved them a trip to the bottom of the pool because she had conquered the Dilbert Dunker, a water survival test for astronaut candidates.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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