junior

²junior

noun

Definition of JUNIOR

1

a (1) : a person who is younger than another <a man six years my junior> (2) : a male child : son (3) : a young person b : a clothing size for women and girls with slight figures

2

a : a person holding a lower position in a hierarchy of ranks b : a student in the next-to-the-last year before graduating from an educational institution

3

capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the third through sixth grades in school

Examples of JUNIOR

1. They are my juniors in rank.
2. She's a junior at the state college.

Origin of JUNIOR

Latin, noun & adjective

First Known Use: 1526

Related to JUNIOR

Synonyms: inferior, underling, subordinate

Antonyms: senior, superior

Related Words: attendant, follower, retainer; domestic, menial, steward; flunky (also flunkey or flunkie), henchman, lackey, minion; adjutant, aid, aide, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, second, second fiddle; helpmate, helpmeet, mate, sidekick

Near Antonyms: boss, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, kingpin, leader, master, taskmaster

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