junker
pronunciation
How to pronounce junker in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʌŋkə(r)]
How to pronounce junker in American English:
US [ ˈdʒʌŋkər]
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- Noun:
- member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
Word Origin
- junker (n.)
- "young German noble," 1550s, from German Junker, from Old High German juncherro, literally "young lord," from junc "young" (see young) + herro "lord" (see Herr). Pejorative sense of "reactionary younger member of the Prussian aristocracy" (1865) dates from Bismarck's domestic policy.
Example
- 1. Rural junker is characterized by rough , violent and narrow vision .
- 2. He simply played his ail-too familiar game : sitting in the front seat of his old junker and staring at her .
- 3. Luxembourg prime minister jean-claude junker champions the idea , but european heavyweights germany and france have ruled it out .
- 4. Simon junker , economist at commerzbank in frankfurt , said business confidence surveys and orders in the pipeline suggested german exports would continue to grow in coming months but their dynamism might start to slow as a result of the problems facing greece and other highly indebted eurozone countries .