Etymology

junker

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Today it means: A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes. Full definition →

German Junker ← Middle High German juncherre
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junker · noun1

  1. Middle High German · derived fromjuncherre“young lord; not yet knighted nobleman”
  2. German · borrowed fromJunker
  3. English todayjunker

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

junker · noun2

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

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