Dopper

/ (ˈdɒpə) /

noun

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

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Word Origin for Dopper

C19: from Afrikaans, of unknown origin

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Example sentences from the Web for dopper

The young Dopper warmly grasped the other, provoking a squeal from the enchantress.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
Dopper, dop′er, n. a member of a rigid religious sect in South Africa.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Of these the narrowest, most puritanical, and most bigoted was the Dopper sect, to which Kruger belonged.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
I went to see this reverend pastor, who is professor of a school of Dopper theology.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens

Just opposite stands the little chapel of the so-called Dopper sect in which he occasionally preaches.
Impressions of South Africa|James Bryce

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