junker
Pronunciation: /ˈjʊŋkə(ɹ)/
The English word “junker” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes.
- A beat-up automobile.
- A person with an interest in disused or discarded objects.
- Synonym of junkie (“drug addict”).
Etymology
Borrowed from German Junker, from Middle High German juncherre (“young lord; not yet knighted nobleman”). Compare younker.
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “junker” there
More English words
About this dictionary
The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.