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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


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The original Dopper sells for $14.95; a new stainless steel version is slightly more expensive at $27.50.

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

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

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

The S.C.A. workers spread out as far afield as Boshof, worshipping in the Dopper Church, and making it ring with Sankey's hymns, where all had been the quiet of the Psalms.

From From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa by R. W. Allen

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