Junkers
[ yoo ng-kuh rs ]
/ ˈyʊŋ kərs /
noun
Hu·go
[hoo-gaw] /ˈhu gɔ/,1859–1935,
German aircraft designer and builder.
Definition for junkers (2 of 3)
junker
[ juhng-ker ]
/ ˈdʒʌŋ kər /
noun Slang.
a car that is old, worn out, or in bad enough repair to be scrapped.
Definition for junkers (3 of 3)
Junker
[ yoo ng-ker ]
/ ˈyʊŋ kər /
noun
a member of a class of aristocratic landholders, especially in East Prussia, strongly devoted to militarism and authoritarianism, from among whom the German military forces recruited a large number of its officers.
a young German, especially Prussian, nobleman.
a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded, haughty, and overbearing.
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British Dictionary definitions for junkers (1 of 2)
Junkers
/ (ˈjʊŋkəz) /
noun
Hugo. 1859–1935, German aircraft designer. His military aircraft were used in both World Wars
British Dictionary definitions for junkers (2 of 2)
Junker
/ (ˈjʊŋkə) /
noun
history
any of the aristocratic landowners of Prussia who were devoted to maintaining their identity and extensive social and political privileges
an arrogant, narrow-minded, and tyrannical German army officer or official
(formerly) a young German nobleman
Derived forms of Junker
Junkerdom, noun Junkerism, nounWord Origin for Junker
C16: from German, from Old High German
junchērro young lord, from
junc young +
hērro master, lord