younker

younker

See also: Younker

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete): yonker

Etymology

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

Noun

younker (plural younkers)

1. a young man; a lad, youngster
2. (obsolete) a young gentleman or knight

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3. (obsolete) a novice; a simpleton; a dupe

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4. junker

References

• younker in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “younker”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• Yukoner