junker

[ juhng-ker ]

/ ˈdʒʌŋ kər /

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noun Slang.

a car that is old, worn out, or in bad enough repair to be scrapped.

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Origin of junker

1880–85, Americanism, for an earlier sense; junk¹ + -er¹

Words nearby junker

junk art, junk bond, junk bonds, junk call, junk DNA, junker, Junkerdom, Junkerism, Junkers, junket, junketeer

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Junker

[ yoong-ker ]

/ ˈyʊŋ kər /

noun

a member of a class of aristocratic landholders, especially in East Prussia, strongly devoted to militarism and authoritarianism, from among whom the German military forces recruited a large number of its officers.

a young German, especially Prussian, nobleman.

a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded, haughty, and overbearing.

Origin of Junker

1545–55; <German; Old High German junchērro, equivalent to juncyoung + hērroHerr

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How to use junker in a sentence

The old Junker anti-Semitism received a great impulse from the collapse of thrones which followed the Armistice of 1918.
The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs|Lucien Wolf
The provisions and ammunition sent to him by Dr. Junker had had a very encouraging effect upon his troops.
Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa|Joel Tyler Headley and William Fletcher Johnson
When he returned, Wilhelm and Junker von Warmond were so engaged in eager conversation, that they did not notice his entrance.
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete|Georg Ebers
Peter sat down for a short time and drank a glass of wine, but soon beckoned to the Junker and went out with him into the street.
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete|Georg Ebers

You see only the exterior, Junker von Dornburg; three years have made many changes within.
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for junker

Junker

/ (ˈjʊŋkə) /

noun

history any of the aristocratic landowners of Prussia who were devoted to maintaining their identity and extensive social and political privileges

an arrogant, narrow-minded, and tyrannical German army officer or official

(formerly) a young German nobleman

Derived forms of Junker

Junkerdom, nounJunkerism, noun

Word Origin for Junker

C16: from German, from Old High German junchērro young lord, from junc young + hērro master, lord

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