Honecker

[ hoh-ni-ker; German hoh-nek-uhr ]

noun

1. E·rich [er, -ik, ey, -, r, i, kh], 1912–94, East German Communist leader: chairman of the Council of State 1976–89.

Honecker

/ ˈhɒnɛkər /

noun

1. HoneckerErich19121994MGermanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Erich (ˈeːrɪç). 1912–94, German statesman; head of state of East Germany (1976–89)

Example Sentences

For West German visitors, Reagan even kept an Erich Honecker joke in his repertoire.

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