Dunker

Also Dun·kard

[duhng-ker]

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

/ ˈdʌŋkəd, ˈdʌŋkə /

noun

1. a member of the German Baptist Brethren

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dunker¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dunker¹

C18: from German Tunker ducker

Example Sentences

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

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The Cougars recently brought in kicker Lucas Dunker, a junior college transfer, and have two other specialists listed on the roster: kicker Dean Janikowski and kicker/punter Andrew Boyle.

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When the ranger on the video at the Cornfield talks about thousands of soldiers waiting in the woods behind you, you instinctively swivel around to see the whitewashed Dunker Church.

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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.”

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Andromeda Dunker, the show’s voice-over narrator since 2009, stresses that while the show, like any reality series, is produced, the only thing scripted is her commentary.

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Related Words

• bun 
• pastry