1. an old car in poor condition
Usage: informal
2. a member of the Prussian landed aristocracy
Usage: historical

Examples

• His old junker barely made it up the hill.
• She drove that junker for ten years before buying a new car.
• The mechanic said it would cost more to fix the junker than it was worth.
• They sold their junker to the scrapyard.
• The Prussian junkers wielded considerable political influence in the 19th century.
• Many junkers opposed democratic reforms in Germany.