junker

¹

[ juhng-ker ]

noun

, Slang.

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

Junker

²

[ yoong-ker ]

noun

1. 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.
2. a young German, especially Prussian, nobleman.
3. a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded, haughty, and overbearing.

Junker

/ ˈjʊŋkə /

noun

1. history any of the aristocratic landowners of Prussia who were devoted to maintaining their identity and extensive social and political privileges
2. an arrogant, narrow-minded, and tyrannical German army officer or official
3. (formerly) a young German nobleman

Derived Forms

• ˈJunkerism, noun
• ˈJunkerdom, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of junker¹

1880–85, Americanism, for an earlier sense; junk ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of junker²

1545–55; < German; Old High German junchērro, equivalent to junc young + hērro Herr

Word History and Origins

Origin of junker¹

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

Example Sentences

Santa Margarita wide receiver Jack Junker entered the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with two catches in the final two Trinity League games.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a good first attempt,” Junker says, but “we need more detailed information.”

From Scientific American

“The long-range models are forecasting a strong negative NAO, which usually helps push the westerlies and storm tracks along the East Coast farther south than normal,” said Wes Junker, Capital Weather Gang’s winter weather expert.

From Washington Post

The cause was a brain hemorrhage, said his daughter Karen Daly Junker.

From Washington Post

“Me, I am just an ordinary Junker,” says Boseman’s humble Star-Lord, a Robin Hood figure intent on restoring balance to the cosmos.

From Los Angeles Times

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