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Junker

Junker

2 9.9
A noble landowner from Prussia who often served as an army officer
  • noun
  • /ˈjʊŋkər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : junkero
  • The Junkers will drop paratroopers in your rear to cut you off.
  • Junkers Ju 88

Examples

  • He was a Junker of the old school.

    The Night of the Generals (1967)

  • He was a typical German "Junker."

    Academic text (2008)

  • The disparate societies had little in common, one building a Marxist vanguard party and the other a Junker-inspired military state.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Hitler came to power because German industrialists and the Junker aristocracy saw his mass movement as preferable to communism, which to them was the greater evil.

    Blog text (24)

  • The Junker class played a significant role in shaping Prussian military policies.

  • As a proud Junker, he upheld the traditional values of his aristocratic lineage.

  • Many Junkers were influential in the political and social spheres of 19th century Germany.

Compounds

true junker
8.5

A person who collects old broken things and fixes them for fun

Surface Forms

Junker singular
Junkers plural

Etymology

The word Junker comes from German words meaning 'young lord', from jung 'young' and a word for 'lord'. So a Junker was originally a young noble or officer, which is why the word refers to the Prussian nobles who often led in the army and politics.