Dunkirker

Meaning

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.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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