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junior

/ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/

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What does junior mean?

adjective

  1. Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
  2. Younger.
  3. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
More meanings (15)

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
  2. Of or pertaining to the latter half of primary school education.
  3. Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players below a certain age or level of experience.
  4. Synonym of younger.

noun

  1. A younger person.
  2. A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
  3. A clothing size for girls or women.
  4. A third-year student at a high school or university.
  5. A student in a junior school or the second part of a primary school.
  6. A junior barrister.

verb

  1. To work in a junior role (on something).
  2. To have juniors (more advanced students) assist in instructing (beginners).

proper noun

  1. A town in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
  2. A male given name, from a nickname for someone with the title Jr. (junior).
  3. Used as a generic name for a son.
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M. Myriel had arrived at D—— accompanied by an elderly spinster, Mademoiselle Baptistine, who was his sister, and ten years his junior.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
Some of the sophomore steel went up into another grade where it was roasted yet again and rolled thin into a junior.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455
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A junior officer, who had been left with the command at Jamaica, received an additional allowance, for which Nelson had applied in vain.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
Commodore Nutt was exhibited with her, and although he was several years her junior, he at once took a violent fancy to her.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576
The HUNTER employed a party of them to collect sandal wood and beche-de-mer, one of her junior officers, Peter Dillon, being in charge.
Ernest, Sir ScottLaperouseProject Gutenberg ebook #4222