younker
Americannoun
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a youngster.
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Obsolete. a young noble or gentleman.
noun
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archaic a young man; lad
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obsolete a young gentleman or knight
Etymology
Origin of younker
1495–1505; < Middle Dutch jonchere, equivalent to jonc young + here lord; cognate with German Junker
Example Sentences
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Shawn Younker, incarcerated in Pennsylvania, writes, “We might as well be rummaging the dusty old leftovers in some thrift store or back alley dumpster.”
From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024
Frank Younker, a DEA supervisor in the Cincinnati field office and 30-year veteran of the agency, said the legal office began demanding more evidence from investigators.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2017
“Things came to a grinding halt,” said Frank Younker, a DEA supervisor in the Cincinnati field office who retired in 2014 after 30 years with the agency.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2016
Younker said the process takes up to three times longer now than it did when his ancestors were making canoes.
From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2016
In striking contrast to the sober looks of the others—for Younker himself was a man who seldom exhibited other than a sedate expression—was the general appearance and manner of Isaac.
From Ella Barnwell A Historical Romance of Border Life by Bennett, Emerson
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