junker
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noun \ˈjəŋ-kər\Definition of JUNKER
: something (as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
See Examples of JUNKER
- I can't believe he's still driving that old junker.
- <they finally traded in their old junker for a nice new car>
Origin of JUNKER
1junk + 2-er
First Known Use: 1944
Jun·ker
noun \ˈyu̇ŋ-kər\Definition of JUNKER
: a member of the Prussian landed aristocracy
— Jun·ker·dom \-kər-dəm\ noun
— Jun·ker·ism \-kə-ˌri-zəm\ noun
Origin of JUNKER
German, from Old High German junchērro, literally, young lord
First Known Use: 1554
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