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 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.
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duniewassal, dunite, duniwassal, dunk, Dunkel, Dunker, Dunkerque, dunking, Dunkirk, dunk shot, Dun Laoghaire
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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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