TUNKER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)

Synonyms:

Dunkard; Dunker; Tunker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tunker" is a kind of...):

Baptist (follower of Baptistic doctrines)

Holonyms ("Tunker" 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)

Credits