hunker

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌŋkə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhʌŋkɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(r)

Originally Scottish. Origin unknown, but probably of Germanic origin, perhaps *hunk- or *huk-. Probable cognates include Old Norse húka, Dutch huiken, and German hocken.

hunker (third-person singular simple present hunkers, present participle hunkering, simple past and past participle hunkered)

1. (intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground
2. (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task

• (crouch or squat): crouch, squat

• hunkers
• hunker down

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hunker (plural hunkers)

1. (dated) A political conservative.

• hunkers

• Ruhnke

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• Rhymes: -ʏŋkər

hunker

1. first-person singular present indicative of hunkeren
2. imperative of hunkeren

• hurken