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junior Definition

jun·ior (jo̵̅o̅nyər)

adjective

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

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

noun

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

junior Idioms

be someone's junior

to be younger than someone

junior Synonyms

junior

modif.

junior Usage Examples

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.