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Dunkirker

Dunkirker noun: a commerce raider who operated a warship in the service of the Spanish Empire, during the Dutch Revolt, from the ports of the Flemish coast: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk.

Noun

Dunkirker (plural Dunkirkers)

  1. (historical) A commerce raider who operated a warship in the service of the Spanish Empire, during the Dutch Revolt, from the ports of the Flemish coast: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk.

Forms of Dunkirker

pluralDunkirkers

Origin of Dunkirker

From Dunkirk + -er.

Questions about Dunkirker

What does Dunkirker mean?
Dunkirker means a commerce raider who operated a warship in the service of the Spanish Empire, during the Dutch Revolt, from the ports of the Flemish coast: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk.
What part of speech is Dunkirker?
Dunkirker is a noun.
What is the plural of Dunkirker?
The plural of Dunkirker is Dunkirkers.

Words near Dunkirker in the dictionary

  1. dunking out
  2. dunkings
  3. Dunkins
  4. Dunkirk
  5. Dunkirk spirit
  6. Dunkirker
  7. Dunkirkers
  8. Dunkl operator
  9. Dunkl operators
  10. Dunkle
  11. dunkleosteid

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