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May 27, 2012
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junk•er



Pronunciation: ( jung'kur), [key]
—n. Slang.
a car that is old, worn out, or in bad enough repair to be scrapped.

Jun•ker



Pronunciation: (yoong'kur), [key]
—n.
1. a member of a class of aristocratic landholders, esp. in East Prussia, strongly devoted to militarism and authoritarianism, from among whom the German military forces recruited a large number of its officers.
2. a young German, esp. Prussian, nobleman.
3. a German official or military officer who is narrow-minded, haughty, and overbearing.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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