junker
noun (1)Definition of junker
(Entry 1 of 2)
: something (such as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping
Junker
noun (2)Definition of Junker (Entry 2 of 2)
: a member of the Prussian landed aristocracy
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Examples of junker in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I can't believe he's still driving that old junker. they finally traded in their old junker for a nice new carRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Sommer fell for his first old car at age 9 when his father paid a neighbor $15 for a Ford Model T junker in about 1942. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Concours d’Elegance founder, classic car guru Don Sommer dies at 86," 19 July 2019 Both men were spending the weekend in the back bed of their junker pickup trucks. — Jason Nark, Philly.com, "Destined for the junkyard, beloved lemons hit the South Jersey track," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'junker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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