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The meaning of JUNIOR is less advanced in age : younger —used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his father. How to use junior in a sentence.
a young person below a particular age who is involved in an activity, especially sports: Saturday morning sessions are for juniors only. three, eight, etc. years someone's junior. C2. three, eight, etc. years younger than someone: My brother is five years my junior.
Junior definition: 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). See examples of JUNIOR used in a sentence.
Use the word junior to describe things that are intended for young people, like the junior chess tournament for elementary school kids or the junior department in a clothing store, with kid-sized sweaters and jeans.
A junior official or employee holds a low-ranking position in an organization or profession. Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike. ...a junior minister attached to the prime minister's office.
Britannica Dictionary definition of JUNIOR. [count] 1. : a person who is younger than another person. He is six years my junior. [=he is six years younger than I am] — compare senior. 2. : a person who is of a lower rank than another person. They are my juniors in rank.
junior in American English. (ˈdʒunjər ) adjective. 1. the younger. written Jr. after the name of a son who bears exactly the same name as his father see also senior. 2. of more recent position or lower status. a junior partner, a junior lien.
JUNIOR meaning: 1. low or lower in rank: 2. for or relating to young people: 3. used at the end of a man's name…. Learn more.
What does the word junior mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word junior , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
A younger person. A person of lower standing or rank. A student in the next-to-last year of college or the eleventh grade in high school. 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.