Definitions for junkerˈyʊŋ kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
junk•er*ˈdʒʌŋ kər(n.)
a car that is old or in bad enough repair to be scrapped.
Category: Automotive, Status (usage)
* Informal..
Origin of junker:
1940–45
Jun•kerˈyʊŋ kər(n.)
a member of a politically conservative class of Prussian landowners who formerly dominated the government and army of Germany.
Category: Western History
a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded and overbearing.
Category: Western History
Origin of Junker:
1545–55; < G; OHG junchērro=juncyoung+hērroHerr
Jun′ker•ism(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Junker(noun)
member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
Wiktionary
junker(Noun)
A beat-up automobile.
Webster Dictionary
Junker(noun)
a young German noble or squire; esp., a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Junker
a name given in Germany to the younger members of the aristocracy, or of the landed gentry, as representing a reactionary party in modern politics.
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