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DUNKER
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• DUNKER (noun)
The noun DUNKER has 3 senses:
1. an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it
2. a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots
3. an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
Familiarity information: DUNKER used as a noun is uncommon.
Sense 1
Meaning:
An eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
he was a dunker--he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in
Hypernyms ("dunker" is a kind of...):
eater; feeder (someone who consumes food for nourishment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A basketball player who is able to make dunk shots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dunker" is a kind of...):
basketball player; basketeer; cager (an athlete who plays basketball)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Dunker" is a kind of...):
Baptist (follower of Baptistic doctrines)
Holonyms ("Dunker" is a member of...):
Church of the Brethren; Dippers; Dunkers (a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion)
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