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younker

younker · younkers

JunkerJunker

US/jˈʌŋkɚ/

Meaning

4 senses

Junker
(archaic)A young man; a lad, youngster.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
(obsolete)A young gentleman or knight.
(obsolete)A novice; a simpleton; a dupe.

Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jong

Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jong (“young”) + here (“lord”). Compare junker.

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plural: younkers

Singular	younker
Plural	younkers

regular

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

a young person (especially a young man or boy):young person youth spring chicken