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Webster 1913 Edition
Dunker
Dun′ker
,p
rop.
Noun.
[G.
tunken
to dip.] 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
, and they call their denomination the Church of the Brethren
. 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.
Definition 2024
Dunker
Dunker
See also: dunker
English
Noun
Dunker (plural Dunkers)
- One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers.
- A member of the Church of the Brethren.
Derived terms
dunker
dunker
See also: Dunker
English
Noun
dunker (plural dunkers)
- Someone who dunks.
- (basketball) A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks.
- A biscuit that is suitable for dunking in a cup of tea.
Anagrams
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʊnkər/
Etymology
From Old Saxon dunkar, from Proto-Germanic *dunkaraz, *dunkalaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengw- (“to smoke, fume”). Cognate with Dutch donker and German dunkel.
Adjective
dunker (comparative dunkerer, superlative dunkerest)
Synonyms
Declension
Declension of dunker
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong declension | ||||
| Masculine | dunker | dunkeren | dunkerem(e) (dunkerennote) | dunkeres |
| Neuter | dunker | |||
| Feminine | dunkere | dunkerer(e) | ||
| Plural | dunkere | dunkeren | dunkerer(e) | |
| Weak declension | ||||
| Masculine | dunkere | dunkeren | dunkeren | |
| Neuter | dunkere | |||
| Feminine | dunkeren | |||
| Plural | dunkeren | |||
| The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period. | ||||