Antonyms for junkers

Grammar : Noun

Spell : yoo ng-kuh rs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈyʊŋ kərs

Definition of junkers

Origin : "young German noble," 1550s, from German Junker, from Old High German juncherro, literally "young lord," from junc "young" (see young) + herro "lord" (see Herr). Pejorative sense of "reactionary younger member of the Prussian aristocracy" (1865) dates from Bismarck's domestic policy.

As in jalopy : noun old, dilapidated automobile
As in automobile : noun land vehicle; car
As in wreck : noun severe damage or severely damaged goods
As in car : noun vehicle driven on streets

Example sentences :

I am not afraid of the Junkers here,—I have spirits,—but the Germans at home have no spirits.
Extract from : « Dr. Jonathan (A Play) » by Winston Churchill

From nose to tail the Junkers became no more than a moving ball of fire.
Extract from : « Dave Dawson with the R.A.F » by R. Sidney Bowen

It was as though they both intended to fly right straight into the Junkers.
Extract from : « Dave Dawson with the R.A.F » by R. Sidney Bowen

"Junkers, right enough," Dawson repeated with a nod of his head.
Extract from : « Dave Dawson at Casablanca » by Robert Sydney Bowen

But your Junkers and other jingoes neither wavered nor hesitated.
Extract from : « Right Above Race » by Otto Hermann Kahn

The Junkers and the Government knew that they had no reason to dread a renewal of 1848.
Extract from : « German Problems and Personalities » by Charles Sarolea

Like Amanda's, Mrs. Twist's life had been up to this empty of Junkers.
Extract from : « Christopher and Columbus » by Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim

They were clamorously back of the Junkers in their demands for war.
Extract from : « The World War and What was Behind It » by Louis P. Benezet

I loved to look at his open brow; it was so like our bravest German Junkers.
Extract from : « The Chaplet of Pearls » by Charlotte M. Yonge

The Junkers were slow and low-powered, not being able to exceed 170 miles per hour.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery

Synonyms for junkers

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