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junker

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjʊŋkə(ɹ)/
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  • /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkə(ɹ)/
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  • rhymes with -ʌŋkə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: JH AH1 NG K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A beat-up automobile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, derogatory, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: banger, beater, bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, clunker, crate, crock, flivver, gas guzzler, hooptie, jalopy, junker, lemon, old banger, rattletrap, rustbucket, shed, shitbox, shitpot, shitcan, shitbucket, tin Lizzie, wreck

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person with an interest in disused or discarded objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of junkie (“drug addict”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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Synonyms: junkie

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative spelling of junker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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6

noun

Meaning 6

member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Prussian

History

Etymology

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

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