: one that dunks
especially
: a basketball player who makes dunk shots
variants
or Dunkard
: a member of the Church of the Brethren or any of several other originally German Baptist denominations practicing trine immersion and love feasts and refusing to take oaths or to perform military service
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
For comparison, Blake Griffin, one of the most prolific dunkers in NBA history, jumped the same height at the 2009 combine.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
For comparison, Blake Griffin, one of the most prolific dunkers in NBA history, jumped the same height at the 2009 combine.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Noun
Bryant was considered a flashy dunker, a human highlight reel devoid of a jumper.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
For comparison, Blake Griffin, one of the most prolific dunkers in NBA history, jumped the same height at the 2009 combine.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
Bryant was considered a flashy dunker, a human highlight reel devoid of a jumper.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
For comparison, Blake Griffin, one of the most prolific dunkers in NBA history, jumped the same height at the 2009 combine.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Dunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunker. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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