Thesaurus: dunker

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1. n. One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.
2. n. an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
3. n. an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it
4. n. a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots
5. One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists. Note: The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but after a few years the members emigrated to the United States. Seventh-day Dunkers, a sect which separated from the Dunkers and formed a community, in 1728. They keep the seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath.
6. One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices aremainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; --called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren,and German Baptists.
7. n:100 n. an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it n. a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots n. an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)