Junior Definition

jo͝onyər
juniors, juniorest
adjective
juniorest
The younger.
Webster's New World
Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
American Heritage
Intended for or including youthful persons.
A junior sports league.
American Heritage
Of more recent position or lower status.
A junior partner, a junior lien.
Webster's New World
Of later date.
Webster's New World
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noun
juniors
A younger person.
Webster's New World
A person of lower standing or rank.
Webster's New World
A student in the next-to-last year of college or the eleventh grade in high school.
Webster's New World
A size and style of clothing designed for teens and young women, cut to fit smaller in the bust and hips than regular women's clothing.
Webster's New World

A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation: Jr.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
be someone's junior
  • to be younger than someone
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Junior

Noun

Singular:
junior
Plural:
juniors

Adjective

Base Form:
junior
Superlative:
juniorest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Junior

  • be someone's junior

Origin of Junior

  • Middle English from Latin iūnior comparative of iuvenis young yeu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.

    From Wiktionary

Junior Sentence Examples

  • He was a junior salesman.

  • Or maybe it goes back to your junior prom.

  • It's been like that since—God, junior high school—six, seven years!

  • The undergraduate is called in his first year a junior freshman, in his second a senior freshman, in his third a junior sophister, and in his fourth a senior sophister.

  • He returned to office as junior lord of the treasury in December.

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Words Starting With

JJUJUN

Words Ending With

RORIOR

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Words Starting With J and Ending With R

Starts With J & Ends With RStarts With JU & Ends With RStarts With J & Ends With OR

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With J6 Letter Words Ending With R