HyperDic: dippers

English > 1 sense of the word *Dippers*:
NOUN	group	Dippers, Church of the Brethren, Dunkers	a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent

Dippers > pronunciation
Sounds	dih'perz
Rhymes	acres ... years: 69 rhymes with erz...

English > *Dippers*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion.
Synonyms	Church of the Brethren, Dunkers
Members	Dunker, Dunkard, Tunker	An adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
Broader	Baptist denomination	group of Baptist congregations