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junker definition

☆ junker (juŋ′kər)

noun

Slang an old, dilapidated car or truck

Etymology: < junk,

Junker definition

Jun·ker (yo̵oŋ′kər)

noun

  1. a member of the privileged, militaristic landowning class in Germany; Prussian aristocrat
  2. a German military officer, esp. one who is autocratic, illiberal, etc.

Etymology: Ger < MHG junc herre, young nobleman < OHG jung, young + herro, lord: see hoar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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