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younker.

A young man; a lad, youngster.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A young man; a lad, youngster.

    archaic
  2. A young gentleman or knight.

    obsolete
  3. A novice; a simpleton; a dupe.

    obsolete
  4. junker

Where this word comes from

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

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