Definitions for dunkers

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dunkers Dunk·er

Spelling: [duhng-ker]

IPA: /ˈdʌŋ kər/

Dunkers is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 166 anagrams from letters in dunkers (deknrsu).

Definitions for dunkers

noun

1. 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.
2. any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
3. Basketball. dunk shot.

verb (used with object)

1. to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
2. to submerge in a liquid:
3. Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.

verb (used without object)

1. to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid:
2. Basketball. to execute or attempt a dunk shot.

Origin of dunkers

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

Examples for dunkers

At any rate, one Mack, the son of the founder of the dunkers, made "leg stockings" and gloves.

You know father's folks was dunkers, an' he don't believe in cards.

The only sect he ever really praised was the dunkers, whom he commended for their modesty in not formulating a creed.

The practices and tenets of the dunkers (Ger., those who dip or immerse) are similar to those of the Baptists.

No longer will the dunkers compete against each other as individuals.

Pennsylvania fellow told me over there dunkers are sort of Dutch Baptists.

The name Hargreave had instantly brought back to dunkers' mind the newspaper stories he had recently read.

"I'm sorry, Steve; but yuh wouldn't let me look at it," said dunkers, contritely.

dunkers caught a bit of the box peeping from under the coat.