Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Hunks /hŭngks/ · IPA /hʌŋks/ 01 n. A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard. 1. A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard. “Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old hunks.” — Gray.