Definition of JUNKER

junker

Meanings

Plural: junkers

Noun

  • member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
  • A young German noble or squire, especially a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia, stereotyped with narrow-minded militaristic and authoritarian attitudes.
  • A beat-up automobile.
  • A person with an interest in disused or discarded objects.
  • Synonym of junkie (“drug addict”).

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 17

junker is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
junker is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
junker is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

junker is a valid Words With Friends word