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Webster 1913 Edition

Younker

Youn′ker

,
Noun.
[D.
jonker
,
jonkeer
;
jong
young +
heer
a lord, sir, gentleman. See
Young
,
Adj.
]
A young person; a stripling; a yonker.
[Obs. or Colloq.]
That same
younker
soon was overthrown.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Younker

YOUNKER

,
Noun.
Among seamen, a stripling in the service.

Definition 2024

younker

younker

English

Alternative forms

Noun

younker ‎(plural younkers)

  1. a young man; a lad, youngster
  2. (obsolete) a young gentleman or knight
  3. (obsolete) a novice; a simpleton; a dupe
  4. junker

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Etymology

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

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