Junker

//ˈjʊŋkə(ɹ)// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes.

    "Professors of philosophy and science carrying high the patriotic banner of Kultur and culture gloried in the system of compulsory, universal, military service, first made in Germany exulted in the degrading, vicious process of training by which the individual is hypnotized into submission to a brutal organization of military junkers, hallowed by the name of state and Fatherland, it was the darkest period in the history of mankind."

  2. 2
    A beat-up automobile. Canada, US, derogatory, informal
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of junker. alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism wordnet
  5. 5
    A person with an interest in disused or discarded objects.

    "An ardent junker herself, Mrs. Egge tells how to conduct a fascinating junk safari into the attic or antique and secondhand shops and what to do with the trophies you bring home."

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  1. 6
    Synonym of junkie (“drug addict”). slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Junker, from Middle High German juncherre (“young lord; not yet knighted nobleman”). Compare younker.

Etymology 2

From junk + -er (relational noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

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