younker
younker · younkers
JunkerJunker
US/jˈʌŋkɚ/
Meaning
4 sensesJunker
(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.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jongBorrowed from Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jong (“young”) + here (“lord”). Compare junker.
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Forms
plural: younkersSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a young person (especially a young man or boy):young personyouthspring chicken
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.