Dunker

[ duhng-ker ]

/ ˈdʌŋ kər /

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noun

a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., 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.

RELATED WORDS

bun, pastry, Danish, cruller, sinker

Also Dun·kard

[duhng-kerd] /ˈdʌŋ kərd/, Tunker.

Origin of Dunker

1705–15, Americanism; < Pennsylvania German; see dunk, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for dunker

It has no tower or spire, but it is known as the Dunker Church.
Following the Flag|Charles Carleton Coffin
A little nearer Sumner's artillery was thundering and hurling its bolts into the Rebels by the Dunker church.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
Windham must be off scouting in that Dunker outfit, and might by good luck get himself hung, only he was too clever.
The Debatable Land|Arthur Colton
Just beyond the end of Dunker Rock a large motor-boat came in sight through the haze.
The Valley of Vision|Henry Van Dyke

Once or twice he thought he recognized a face he had seen across the road by the Dunker church.
The Debatable Land|Arthur Colton

British Dictionary definitions for dunker

Dunker

Dunkard (ˈdʌŋkəd)

/ (ˈdʌŋkə) /

noun

a member of the German Baptist Brethren

Word Origin for Dunker

C18: from German Tunker ducker

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Dunker

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Dunker

Dunkard (ˈdʌŋkəd)

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