yonker

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

yonker1

nounyonker (plural yonkers)

plural yonkers

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of younker.

Yonker2

proper nounYonker (plural Yonkers)

plural Yonkers

  1. A surname.

Origin

From Adriaen van der Donck, the first lawyer in North America. Van der Donck was known locally as the Jonkheer or Jonker (etymologically, "young gentleman," derivation of old Dutch jong (young) and heer ("lord"); in effect, "esquire"), a word from which the name "Yonkers" is directly derived.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yonker

conquerconkerzonkerdonkerhonkerbadonkerbonker
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

yonker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yonker

MLA

“yonker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yonker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yonker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yonker.

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