"younker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: younkers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jong (“young”) + here (“lord”). Compare junker. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|dum|joncker}} Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker, {{cog|nl|jonker}} Dutch jonker, {{compound|nl|jong|here|nocat=1|t1=young|t2=lord}} jong (“young”) + here (“lord”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} younker (plural younkers)
  1. (archaic) A young man; a lad, youngster. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-7wJ1N~cK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 18 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 21 25 28
  2. (obsolete) A young gentleman or knight. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-3kj3sO36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 18 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 21 25 28
  3. (obsolete) A novice; a simpleton; a dupe. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-GMf4MiJs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 18 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 21 25 28
  4. junker
    Sense id: en-younker-en-noun-Ep~B5~9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 30 18 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 21 25 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 20 24 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yonker [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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