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younker
[ yuhng-ker ]
/ ˈyʌŋ kər /
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noun
a youngster.
Obsolete. a young noble or gentleman.
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Origin of younker
1495–1505; <Middle Dutch jonchere, equivalent to joncyoung + here lord; cognate with German Junker
Words nearby younker
youngster, Youngstown, young thing, Young Turk, young'un, younker, your, Yourcenar, you're, you're telling me, you're welcome
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British Dictionary definitions for younker
younker
/ (ˈjʌŋkə) /
noun
archaic, or literary a young man; lad
obsolete a young gentleman or knight
Word Origin for younker
C16: from Dutch jonker, from Middle Dutch jonc young
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