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Dopper

British  
/ ˈdɒpə /

noun

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

"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 Dopper

C19: from Afrikaans, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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It also funds the Dopper Water and Waste Academy, which seeks to educate the public with his anti-plastic, pro-tap water message.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

I’d already given up plastic bottles, so the Dopper didn’t save any oil, emissions or water on my behalf.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

He continues to see Dopper less as a company and more as a “social enterprise.”

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

The Dopper, on the other hand, is trying to create its own style.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2013

In one of these Dopper churches the Rev. W. Frost long conducted Wesleyan services, the crowding troops having made our own church far too small.

From With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back by Lowry, Edward P.

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