Dunkirker

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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.

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Meanings

nounDunkirker (plural Dunkirkers)

plural Dunkirkers

  1. historicalA 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.

Origin

From Dunkirk + -er.

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APA

Dunkirker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunkirker

MLA

“Dunkirker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunkirker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dunkirker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunkirker.

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