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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Still, I like your grit and pluck, younker.
From Killykinick by Waggaman, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Suppose you bring little Mouse with you; I like children; and perhaps you will excuse the younker from keeping his watch to-night?
From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
Without letting the younker know, I'll go bring him here, and smuggle both father and son into a joyful meeting.
From Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen by Anonymous
Noble lord," now answered Werner, "Spare your jokes, for you may better Use them, when the noble younker Comes here from the land of Suabia.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
“Much like a younker gittin’ mighty tired an’ goin’ back home to rest.
From A Virginia Scout by Hutchison, D. C.
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