Tunker

American  

[tuhng-ker] / ˈtʌŋ kər /

noun

1. Dunker.

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Example Sentences

The full glory of a spring day in Indiana shone over the vast forests, as the Tunker rose to speak under the great trees.

From In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Butterworth, Hezekiah

The time came, as the Tunker had prophesied, when the people wanted a man of integrity for their leader—a man who had a heart that could be trusted.

From In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Butterworth, Hezekiah

"The Tunker will preach at Nancy's grave," said Thomas Lincoln in a loud voice.

From In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Butterworth, Hezekiah

My reader may not know who a Tunker was, as our wandering schoolmaster was called.

From In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Butterworth, Hezekiah

Thomas Lincoln took up a large wooden fire-shovel, and held it before the eyes of the Tunker.

From In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk by Butterworth, Hezekiah