Dopper

/ (ˈdɒpə) /

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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

Words nearby Dopper

dope story, dopey, dopiaza, doping, doppelgänger, Dopper, doppio, Doppler, Doppler echocardiography, Doppler effect, Doppler laser

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How to use Dopper in a sentence

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
The young Dopper warmly grasped the other, provoking a squeal from the enchantress.
The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
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

But there were kopjes ahead, sown with fierce Dopper Boers, and those tempting wagons were only to be reached over their bodies.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle