- dunker
- noun Etymology: 1dunk Date: 1919 one that dunks; especially a basketball player who makes dunk shots
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dunker
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dunker — noun 1. an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it he was a dunker he couldn t eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in • Hypernyms: ↑eater, ↑feeder 2. a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
