Junker

Junker (from Middle High German Juncherre , young man, young man)

as a predicate originally a member of the nobility without accolade, later also generally the sons of the nobility and young nobles without any other title, see Deutscher Adel # Noble Free
at court a young servant, possibly aristocratic (court squire, chamberlain , hunting squire), see officiant
an officer candidate in the military since the 17th century, see Fahnenjunker
in the first half of the 19th century the members of the aristocracy party in a polemical manner

Junker (Prussia) , aristocratic and non-aristocratic Prussian landowners since the middle of the 19th century (also disparagingly Krautjunker ),

SS leader candidate in the Third Reich, trained at an SS junior school ; but also officer candidates (Junker, Oberjunker) of the Ordnungspolizei , trained at the police schools in Berlin-Köpenick and Fürstenfeldbruck

in earlier parlance a bachelor

Junker Jörg, cover name of Martin Luther during the time on the Wartburg, see Martin Luther # Wartburgzeit (1521–1522)

Junker stands for:

Bank JW Junker & Co. , a former Russian financial institution
FJA Feilmeier & Junker GmbH, German company from Munich, part of FJA AG, see Msg life # FJA AG
Otto Junker GmbH, German manufacturer of industrial furnace systems
Steirischer Junker , a protected wine brand from Styria, Austria
Synonymous with Gutedel , the most widely grown grape variety in Switzerland and in the Markgräflerland
Junker (PowerLand) , a roller coaster
a BSH home appliances brand in the lower price segment

Junker is the family name of the following people:

Abbo Junker (* 1957), German lawyer and university professor
Albert Junker (1908–2004), German Romance studies scholar, literary scholar and linguist
Alois Junker (1893–1967), Austrian politician (SDAP)
Anneliese Junker (* 1954), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
August Junker (musician) (1868–1944), German musician
August Junker (folk singer) (1871-1946), German folk singer and humorist
Beat Junker (1928–2019), Swiss historian
Bernd Junker (* 1953), German politician, Lord Mayor of Schwetzingen
Carl Junker (architect) (1827–1882), Austrian architect and builder
Carl Junker (historian) (1864–1928), Austrian historian
Detlef Junker (* 1939), German historian
Dietmar Junker (* 1942), German sports scientist and cycling trainer
Dirk Junker (landscape architect) (* 1962), German landscape architect and university professor
Dirk Junker (billiard player) (* 1966), German billiard player
Erwin Junker (* 1930), German manufacturer, owner and founder of the Junker Group
Gottfried Junker (* 1950), German filmmaker and photographer
Hans-Peter Junker (* 1964), German journalist
Heinrich Junker (linguist) (1889–1970), German linguist and orientalist
Heinrich Junker (politician, 1911) (1911–1993), German politician (CSU)
Heinrich Junker (politician, 1923) (1923–2012), German politician (SPD)
Helmut Junker (* 1934), German psychoanalyst and writer
Hermann Junker (1877–1962), German Egyptologist
Hubert Junker (1891–1971), German Roman Catholic theologian
Johann Christian Wilhelm Junker (1761–1800), German professor of medicine in Halle
Joseph Junker († 1946), designer of the Junker Morse code named after him
Jürgen Albert Junker (* 1969), CEO of the financial services group Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG in Stuttgart since 2017
Karin Junker (* 1940), former German politician (SPD)
Karl Junker (technician) (1827–1882), Austrian technician
Karl Junker (artist) (1850–1912), German painter, sculptor and architect
Karl Junker (chess player) (1905–1995), German chess player and writer
Kasper Junker (* 1994), Danish football player
Kirk W. Junker , American legal scholar
Klaus Junker (* 1958), German classical archaeologist
Leni Junker (1905–1997), German sprinter
Mads Junker (* 1981), Danish football player
Margrit Junker Burkhard (* 1957), Swiss politician (SP)
Max Junker (1885–1959), German lawyer
Michael Junker (soccer player) (* 1968), German soccer player and coach
Michael Junker (lawyer) (* 20th century), German legal scholar and university professor
Michaela Junker (* 1964), German badminton player
Paul Junker (* 1952), German politician (CDU), district administrator
Paul W. Junker , German author and co-founder of Junker und Dünnhaupt- Verlag
Reinhard Junker (* 1956), German theologian and evolutionary critic
Renate Junker ; Birth name of Renate Potgieter (* 1938), German athlete
Rudolf Junker (1895–1980), German rear admiral
Steve Junker (* 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
Thekla Junker ; Birth name of Thekla Theer (around 1790–1871), Austrian embroiderer
Thomas Junker (* 1957), German pharmacist and biology historian
Thomas Junker (journalist) (* 1964), German journalist and filmmaker
Vera Junker (* 1961), German lawyer, political official and politician (SPD)
Walter Junker (politician) (1905–1986), German politician (NSDAP)
Walter Junker (anti-fascist) (1910–1938), German anti-fascist resistance fighter and Spain fighter
Werner Junker (1902–1990), German ambassador
Wilhelm Junker (1840-1892), German Africa explorer
Woldemar Junker von Ober-Conreuth (1819–1898), German administrative lawyer in the Kingdom of Prussia
Wolfgang Junker (1929–1990), German politician (SED) and minister

the Junker is a nickname or epithet for the following people:

Ludwig the Junker (1305-1345)

See also:

Wiktionary: Junker - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations