junior

[ joon-yer ]

/ ˈdʒun yər /

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adjective

younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior(def 1).

of more recent appointment or admission, as to an office or status; of lower rank or standing: a junior partner.

(in American universities, colleges, and schools) noting or pertaining to the class or year next below that of the senior.

Finance. subordinate to preferred creditors, mortgagees, and the like.

of later date; subsequent to: His appointment is junior to mine by six months.

composed of younger members: The junior division of the camp went on the hike.

being smaller than the usual size: The hotel has special weekend rates on junior suites.

(of an iron or steel shape) relatively small, but rolled to a standard form.

of, for, or designating clothing in sizes 3–15 or those who wear it: a junior dress; junior measurements; the junior department.

noun

a person who is younger than another.

a person who is newer or of lower rank in an office, class, profession, etc.; subordinate.

a student who is in the next to the final year of a course of study.

Often juniors.

a range of odd-numbered sizes, chiefly from 3 to 15, for garments that fit women and girls with shorter waists, narrower shoulders, and smaller bustlines than those of average build.
the department or section of a store where garments in these sizes are sold.

a garment in this size range.

a woman or girl who wears garments in this size range.

(initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 9 through 11 years old.

Informal. (often initial capital letter) a boy; youth; son: Ask junior to give you a hand with the packing.

Origin of junior

First recorded in 1520–30, junior is from the Latin word jūnior younger

OTHER WORDS FROM junior

pre·jun·ior, adjective sub·jun·ior, adjective

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And then I did teachers all throughout elementary school and junior high for my friends.

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Hand-picked recruits were invited to rural England for basic infantry and junior command training.

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A year later, she enrolled in Dongguk University, where she is now a junior studying criminal justice.

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I was far and away the heaviest kid all through elementary school, junior high, and high school.

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No sooner had the junior partner read the paper than he seemed angrier than was usual with him.

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Mr. John Farey, junior, made an improvement in Spaldings apparatus299.

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The lady in a sprightly fashion returned his toast, and the junior partner frowned.

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At last, after many days' abstinence, the junior partner smiled.

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In 1525 he was junior of the three wardens of the Barber Surgeons Company.

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British Dictionary definitions for junior (1 of 2)

junior

/ (ˈdʒuːnjə) /

adjective

lower in rank or length of service; subordinate

younger in years junior citizens

of or relating to youth or childhood junior pastimes

British of or relating to schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 11 approximately

US of, relating to, or designating the third year of a four-year course at college or high school

noun

law (in England) any barrister below the rank of Queen's Counsel

a junior person

British a junior schoolchild

US a junior student

Word Origin for junior

C17: from Latin: younger, from juvenis young

British Dictionary definitions for junior (2 of 2)

Junior

/ (ˈdʒuːnjə) /

adjective

being the younger: usually used after a name to distinguish the son from the father with the same first name or names Charles Parker, Junior Abbreviation: Jnr, Jr, Jun, Junr

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