junior

jun·ior (jo̵̅o̅n′yər)

adjective

the younger: written Jr. after the name of a son who bears exactly the same name as his father
of more recent position or lower status a junior partner, a junior lien
of later date
made up of younger members
☆ of or for juniors in a high school or college

Etymology: L, contr. of juvenior, compar. of juvenis, young

noun

a younger person
a person of lower standing or rank
☆ a student in the next-to-last year of college or the eleventh grade in high school
☆ a size of clothing for slight women and girls with high waistlines

be someone's junior

to be younger than someone

modif.

Converse of object

win: They won the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup for the first time in 1914 and won the county Junior Cup in 1921, 1927 and 1932.
age: The event is open to any junior aged 16 and under ( but must be accompanied by parent or guardian ).
select: Click here to view the juniors selected to represent ECF in international events in 2006.

Adjective modifier

leading: James is ranked as a leading junior in employment law in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.
upper: Annette had suggested that the upper juniors be given the task in order to get some good quality results.
top: Omneya Abdel Kawy against Alison Waters, two former top class juniors now firmly established at the top of the women's game.
British: This was last time he played the British Open Junior.
European: Despite not being 100 per cent, Jo was 5th in the European Junior Pursuit Championship last week.
former: The core of the Chiefs side since has been from former juniors.

Modifies a noun

doctor: There is also blurring at the margins around the role of support worker, in some cases the support being to junior doctors.
championship: Nevertheless, there had been a very good entry in all age groups for the County Junior Championships, which were held at Polkyth.
champion: The European junior champion won a fine men's singles tussle with Nathan Rice of Bucks.
minister: On Tuesday, for example, Ben Bradshaw, the junior British foreign office minister, met in London with Iraqi opposition forces.
counsel: Press Complaints Commission He was junior counsel in Ford v PCC.
suite: It has 38 spacious rooms, including 5 suites and junior suites.

Modifying Another Word

relatively: Local authorities said that they often had to rely on relatively junior staff undertaking this work, many of them recently qualified.
fairly: In terms of staff, the guidance is at present only suggesting that fairly junior staff are briefed.

Noun used with modifier

office: Are the office juniors having a giggle behind my back?
sport: SPORT Junior School Senior School CRICKET 1st XI Report It has been a busy week for the 1st XI.
club: He will ask club juniors to support this change.

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