junior
Noun pluraljuniors
Pluraljuniors
Formsjuniors, junioring, juniored
- 1Having a lower rank or a less important job than other people.
Like being the newest player on a team who follows the older players.
She started as a junior clerk before moving into management.
The junior staff handle everyday tasks while the seniors take the hard ones.
Similarsubordinate, lower, minor
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- 2Being the younger one, especially when two people share the same name.
Like calling someone 'the younger one' when a dad and son share a name.
Everyone called the boy junior so no one mixed him up with his grandfather.
The junior Lee took over the shop his father once ran.
Similaryounger
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- 3A word added after a son's name when he has the same name as his father.
Like a label after a name that means 'the younger one.'
Everyone in town knew him as Harold Carter junior.
She signed the letter 'Tom junior' so it wouldn't be confused with her husband's.
Oppositesenior
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- 4A student in the third year of a US high school or college.
Like being in the third year of four, with one year left to go.
As a junior, she signed up for two science classes.
The juniors decorated the gym for the spring dance.
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- 5Belonging to the third year of US high school or college.
Her junior year was packed with exams and activities.
The junior class chose the theme for the dance.
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- 6Someone who is younger than another person.
Like a younger brother born after you.
She married a man ten years her junior.
At the party, the juniors sat together away from the adults.
Oppositesenior
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- 8Used for a sports league or contest only for younger or less experienced players.
Like a kids' team that grown-up players cannot join.
He played in the junior hockey league before college.
Their junior team won the state title.
Oppositesenior
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- 9A clothing size made for girls and younger women.
She found the dress in the junior department.
These jeans are cut as a junior, so they run small.
- 10A less senior lawyer who assists a leading lawyer on a court case.
Like an assistant who helps the main person in charge.
The barrister brought in a junior to manage the paperwork.
Two juniors prepared the case files before the hearing.
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- 11Used for the later years of primary school in the UK.
Like the older group at a small school, not the little kids.
Her son moved up to the junior classes last September.
The junior playground sits apart from the infants' area.
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- 12A child in the older years of a UK primary school.
Like the older children at a primary school.
Each junior received a new reading book this term.
The juniors lined up in the hall for assembly.
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- 14To have more advanced students help teach the beginners in a class.
Our karate teacher juniors every new student for the first month, so a higher belt shows them each move.
The swim coach likes to junior the beginners, and the older kids help them in the shallow end.
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Origin
From Latin junior, meaning "younger."