1
2
: of or relating to juniors or the class of juniors at an educational institution
the junior prom
3
a
: lower in standing or rank
junior partners
b
: duplicating or suggesting on a smaller scale something typically large or powerful
a junior gale
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 student in the next-to-the-last year before graduating from an educational institution
b
: 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
Synonyms
Examples of junior in a Sentence
Adjective
She is a junior partner in the law firm.
junior advisers to the governor
Noun
They are my juniors in rank.
She's a junior at the state college.
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Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Kansas junior men’s basketball guard AJ Storr is not participating for Team Bahamas in this week’s 2024 Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Valencia, Spain.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Malcolm started working on After the Party with co-creator and writer Dianne Taylor after a feature the latter was working on about a married couple in their 50s rejected Malcom and cast an actor 20 years her junior.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 July 2024
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Adjective
The Rockets were led by junior pitcher/shortstop Lauren Satterly.
—Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2024
Kansas junior men’s basketball guard AJ Storr is not participating for Team Bahamas in this week’s 2024 Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Valencia, Spain.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Noun
Carson Campbell, junior and Roger He, junior, River Hill
Campbell and He dominated as the Hawks’ top boys doubles pairing.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
Malcolm started working on After the Party with co-creator and writer Dianne Taylor after a feature the latter was working on about a married couple in their 50s rejected Malcom and cast an actor 20 years her junior.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 July 2024
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“Junior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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junior
1 of 2 adjective
ju·nior
ˈjün-yər 
1
a
: being the younger one
—used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his father
b
: designed for young teenagers
2
: lower in standing or rank
junior partner
3
: of or relating to juniors in a school
junior
2 of 2 noun1
: a person who is younger or of lower rank than another
2
: a student in the next-to-last year in a high school, college, or university
Legal Definition
junior
adjective
ju·nior
ˈjü-nyər
: of lower standing or rank
a junior lienholder
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