Definition of junior
1a : less advanced in age : younger —used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his fatherb (1) : youthful (2) : designed for young people and especially adolescentsc : of more recent date and therefore inferior or subordinate a junior lien
2 : of or relating to juniors or the class of juniors at an educational institution the junior prom
3a : lower in standing or rank junior partnersb : duplicating or suggesting on a smaller scale something typically large or powerful a junior gale
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Examples of junior in a Sentence
She is a junior partner in the law firm.
junior advisers to the governor
Recent Examples of junior from the Web
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Garrett said Southern Illinois running backs coach Nate Griffin was first to make contact and extend an invite to the Salukis’ April 8 junior day, which took place prior to their spring game.
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And on July 18th, a junior foreign minister, Mario Giro, reiterated a threat (disowned by some colleagues) to issue emergency visas that would allow migrants to travel anywhere in the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone.
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Now Evelyn, who credits her parents for her personality and her love of writing, is going into her junior year at Towson University in Maryland and balancing running Affinity with her studies.
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The junior right-hander allowed three hits and struck out six.
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The world-class track and field stadium at the University of Kansas will attract a bevy of world-class junior athletes for the annual Junior Olympic national championships.
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Gerula's first disaster call as a junior firefighter was to the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Out of Coral Spring Taravella High, the 6-3, 230-pound Morgan had 139 tackles his junior season, despite a broken thumb for much of it, and set a Miami record for tackles in a career with 532.
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Foreman, from Texas City, won the Doak Walker Award as a junior last season after rushing for 2,028 yards and 15 touchdowns.
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Origin and Etymology of junior
Middle English, from Latin, comparative of juvenis young — more at young
Other Education Terms
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Definition of junior
1a (1) : a person who is younger than another a man six years my junior (2) : a male child : son (3) : a young personb : a clothing size for women and girls with slight figures
2a : a student in the next-to-the-last year before graduating from an educational institutionb : a person holding a lower position in a hierarchy of ranks
3 capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the third through sixth grades in school
Examples of junior in a Sentence
They are my juniors in rank.
She's a junior at the state college.
Recent Examples of junior from the Web
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Sean Li, 16, who is a junior at Centennial High School, will play Alexander Glazunov's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra.
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Alpha Schalk, a junior at Stafford High School in Falmouth, Virginia, is an especially good boy.
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Nathan Baring is 17 and a high school junior in Fairbanks, Alaska—120 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
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Senior Tim Elko will be a difficult out after hitting .434 with 13 doubles as a junior.
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Fellow junior Jamarcus Lyons was also a .300 hitter.
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Origin and Etymology of junior
Latin, noun & adjective
JUNIOR Defined for English Language Learners
junior
playDefinition of junior for English Language Learners
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: younger in age
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: lower in standing or rank
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: designed for or done by young people
junior
Definition of junior for English Language Learners
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: a person who is younger than another person
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: a person who is of a lower rank than another person
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: a student in the third of four years in a high school or college
JUNIOR Defined for Kids
Definition of junior for Students
1 : being younger —used to distinguish a son from a father with the same name John Doe, Junior
2 : lower in rank a junior associate
3 : of or relating to students in the next-to-last year at a high school, college, or university the junior class
Definition of junior for Students
1 : a person who is younger or lower in rank than another He is two years my junior.
2 : a student in the next-to-last year at a high school, college, or university
Law Dictionary
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playLegal Definition of junior
: of lower standing or rank a junior lienholder
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