junior

Plural: juniors

Noun

• A person who is younger, or in a lower position or rank.
• term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
  • "look here, junior, it's none of your business"
• a third-year undergraduate
• the younger of two persons
  • "she is two years my junior"
• a son who has the same first name as his father
• A younger person.
• A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
• A clothing size for girls or women.
• A third-year student at a high school or university.
• A student in a junior school or the second part of a primary school.
• A junior barrister.

Adjective

• younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

Adjective Satellite

• used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college
  • "the junior class"
• including or intended for youthful persons
  • "a junior sports league"
  • "junior fashions"

Adj

• Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
• Younger.
• Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
• Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
• Of or pertaining to the latter half of primary school education.
• Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players below a certain age or level of experience.

Verb

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

Examples

• four years his junior
• He was tired of being the junior player, always losing to his older brother in Scrabble.
• junior hockey

Synonyms

Jnr, Jr, next-to-last, third-year

Antonyms

senior

Anagrams of junior