junior

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junior

A junior student carries a stack of books down a school hallway.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Younger in age or having a lower position in a hierarchy: Used to indicate that someone is younger than another person or holds a less senior rank.
    • Relating to or intended for young people: Pertaining to products, activities, or leagues designed for youth.
    • Denoting the third year of a standard four-year course in U.S. high school or college: Referring to the penultimate year of study.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who is younger or of lower rank: Someone who is younger than another or holds a subordinate position.
    • A son who shares the same first name as his father: Often indicated by the abbreviation "Jr." following the name.
    • A student in their third year of high school or college (in the U.S.).
    • An informal, often disrespectful, term of address for a young male.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • She is a junior partner in the law firm. (She holds a lower rank in the firm.)
    • He is three years junior to me. (He is three years younger than I am.)
    • The store has a junior section for teenagers. (The store has a section intended for youthful persons.)

  • Noun:

    • Martin Luther King Jr. was the son of Martin Luther King Sr. (He was the son who shared his father's name.)
    • As a junior, she can now take advanced courses. (She is a third-year student.)
    • He is my junior by several years. (He is several years younger than I am.)
    • "Listen here, junior, I was doing this before you were born." (Disrespectful address to a younger male.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Junior varsity" (often abbreviated JV): A sports team for players who are less experienced or younger than the varsity team members.

    • She played on the junior varsity basketball team before making varsity.

  • In corporate titles: Used to denote a lower rank compared to a "senior" counterpart.

    • He works as a junior analyst at the bank.
Variants and Related Words
  • Juniority (n, rare): The state or condition of being junior.
  • Junioresque (adj, informal): Having qualities associated with youth or junior status.
Synonyms
  • Younger: Of lesser age.
  • Subordinate: Lower in rank or position.
  • Lesser: Lower in importance or seniority.
Antonyms
  • Senior: Older; of higher rank or longer service.
  • Elder: Older (typically used for people).
Related Phrases

  • "be junior to someone": To be younger or hold a lower rank than someone.

    • In this company, everyone is junior to the CEO.

  • "the junior senator": A U.S. senator who has served for a shorter time from a particular state compared to the other senator.

    • She is the junior senator from New York.
Idioms
  • "A junior moment": A humorous, self-deprecating term for a minor lapse in memory or judgment, playing on the phrase "senior moment."
    • I forgot my keys again—must be having a junior moment.
junior

A junior student carries a stack of books down a school hallway.

Adjective
  1. including or intended for youthful persons
    • a junior sports league
    • junior fashions
  2. used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
    • the junior class
    • a third-year student
  3. younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
Noun
  1. a son who has the same first name as his father
  2. the younger of two persons
    • she is two years my junior
  3. a third-year undergraduate
  4. term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
    • look here, junior, it's none of your business

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