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TUNKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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)