: 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
Examples of dunker in a Sentence
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Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2022
Brittney Griner is far and away the most prolific dunker in WNBA history.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
Gordon often plays offense in that dunker spot along the baseline near the backboard.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
This year, Trey Murphy III, Kenyon Martin Jr., Mac McClung and Jericho Sims represent this year’s young quartet of dunkers.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Feb. 2023
With Antetokounmpo sidelined with a back injury, Lopez kicked off the first quarter shooting 7 of 8 from the field for 14 points, making a living in the dunker and making Miami pay dearly for not really having anyone to stop him.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
What makes Jacob Toppin an elite dunker?
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2022
Primarily just a dunker.
—oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2020
Some of the league’s highest-flying young stars will be on display tonight in the 2023 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, which crowns the league’s most creative dunker each year.
—oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
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Griner is also the most prolific dunker in the WNBA.
—Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2022
Brittney Griner is far and away the most prolific dunker in WNBA history.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
Gordon often plays offense in that dunker spot along the baseline near the backboard.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
This year, Trey Murphy III, Kenyon Martin Jr., Mac McClung and Jericho Sims represent this year’s young quartet of dunkers.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 18 Feb. 2023
With Antetokounmpo sidelined with a back injury, Lopez kicked off the first quarter shooting 7 of 8 from the field for 14 points, making a living in the dunker and making Miami pay dearly for not really having anyone to stop him.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
What makes Jacob Toppin an elite dunker?
—Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2022
Primarily just a dunker.
—oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2020
Some of the league’s highest-flying young stars will be on display tonight in the 2023 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, which crowns the league’s most creative dunker each year.
—oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
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“Dunker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunker. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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