dunker meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

dunker

nounalso spelled Dunker

Etymology From dunk + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix).

Someone who dunks.

Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks.

A biscuit that is suitable for dunking in a cup of tea.

Any snack food suitable for dunking in sauce.

Nautical, Transport A kind of sonobuoy.

Active sonar, for aircraft purposes still largely associated with dunking, suffers less variability but often has less range. […] Development of both dunkers and sonobuoys continues towards lower frequencies, implying bigger arrays, and deeper deployments.1986, Jane's Defence Weekly, volume 6, page 1285:
Then they drop the dunker into the water and spin it around a few times so you end up upside-down.2013, Philip Kaplan, Naval Air: Celebrating a Century of Naval Flying, page 179:

noun

Etymology From German Tunker (“immersionist”), related to dunk (“dip, submerge”).

One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers.

A member of the Church of the Brethren.