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junior en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒuːniə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (“younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.

Meanings

1. (comparable, not-comparable, usually) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
   • He uses the leverage of seniority with the more junior employees.
2. (not-comparable, qualifier:often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun, usually) Younger.
   • Far less likely to intimidate your junior genealogist is the Internet, with its databases, message and bulletin boards, online collections, and more. Now is also the time to introduce your children to older relatives, who can be valuable resources and provide precious information. 2003, Karen Frisch, Creating Junior Genealogists, →ISBN:
   • Instead of going to the unit I walked in the opposite direction towards the medicine lecture room with various thoughts going through my mind — most of them were positive as this was a great opportunity to practise what I had learnt so far and should have a good impact on students who were 3–4 years junior to me and not known to me. 2013, Krishna Mohan Mishra, Me and Medicine, →ISBN, page 111:
   • A handbook for junior golfers covering a wide range of golfing instruction and information with over 250 photographs of juniors learning, playing, practicing and enjoying the game of golf. 2012, Junior Golf in Pictures: The Junior Golfer's Handbook, →ISBN:
   • Humorous books for junior readers are often ignored by the critical community, due, in part, to what Milner Davis describes as a “conventional bias against comic genres” (1996: 101), and I consider this a serious oversight within the field of children's literature. 2010, Julie Cross, Humor in Contemporary Junior Literature, →ISBN, page 1:
   • There she is: Lady Margaret Hall, eight years junior to me, exhibitioner where I was top scholar, and reading French. (Not veterinary science.) 2011, Julian Barnes, Knowing French (Storycuts), →ISBN:
3. (not-comparable, usually) Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
   • Though our first Studies and junior Endeavours may stile us Peripateticks, Stoicks, or Academicks, yet I perceive the wisest Heads prove at last, almost all Scepticks […] 1642, [Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici, London: […] Andrew Crooke, →OCLC:
4. (US, not-comparable, usually) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, usually) Of or pertaining to the latter half of primary school education.
   • Only about half of the schools had a single closing time, while the others organized different times for their infant and junior children. 2018 October 3, Maurice Galton, Helen Patrick, Curriculum Provision in the Small Primary School, Routledge, →ISBN:
6. (Canada, US, not-comparable, usually) Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players below a certain age or level of experience.
   • junior hockey
7. (not-comparable, usually) Synonym of younger.
   • "Not bad for the junior hand," commented Crediton. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

Forms

Coordinates

infant

Deriveds

junior jump · juvenile · junior varsity · junioritis · junior school · junior minister · junior college · rear admiral junior grade · junior soldier · juniorness · junior soph · rejuvenate · junior high · junior miss · juniorship · young · major junior · junior high school · junior doctor · junior miner · juniormost · junior synonym · youth · junior infant · subjunior · junior higher · prejunior · junior bridesmaid · juniority · lieutenant junior grade · junior right

Synonyms

younger

Translations (31)

fr jeune (younger) · de jünger (younger) · fr junior (younger) · sl mlajši (younger) · it giovane (younger) · kk кіші (younger) · hy կրտսեր (younger) · ka უმცროსი (younger) · ky кичи (younger) · es júnior (younger) · ko 후배(後輩)의 (younger) · uk моло́дший (younger) · cs mladší (younger) · be мало́дшы (younger) · es junior (younger) · bg по-млад (younger) · sk mladší (younger) · ky кичүү (younger) · ja 年下の (younger) · pt mais novo/jovem (younger) · fi nuorempi (younger) · bg младши (younger) · la iūnior (younger) · tl kubtaunan (younger) · gl máis novo (younger) · hu ifjabb (younger) · fa کهتر (younger) · pl młodszy (younger) · mi muringa (younger) · hi कनिष्ठ (younger) · ru мла́дший (younger)

junior en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒuːniə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (“younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.

Meanings

1. (countable) A younger person.
   • The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard and no teeth. 1939, P. G. Wodehouse, Uncle Fred in the Springtime:
   • Miss Mitchell would certainly be most relieved to have a monitress who was capable of organising the juniors at games. 1922, Angela Brazil, Monitress Merle:
   • four years his junior
2. (countable, uncountable) A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
3. (uncountable) A clothing size for girls or women.
4. (Philippines, US, countable) A third-year student at a high school or university.
5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable) A student in a junior school or the second part of a primary school.
   • My son is now a junior at another, bigger school; but our hopes for his schooling have really remained the same. Of course, we want him to be able to read and keep up at maths but the fact that he is still so enthusiastic about his school and his teacher and his classmates 2013 December 19, Michelle MacGrath, The Art of Peaceful Teaching in the Primary School: Improving Behaviour and Preserving Motivation, Routledge, →ISBN:
6. (countable) A junior barrister.

Forms

Antonyms

senior

Coordinates

junior miss · infant · misses

Translations (20)

cmn 後輩 /后辈 (someone younger than someone else) · tt яшь (someone younger than someone else) · ka უმცროსი (someone younger than someone else) · nl jongerejaars (someone younger than someone else) · bg младши (someone younger than someone else) · sv junior (someone younger than someone else) · fi nuorempi (someone younger than someone else) · hi कनिष्ठ (someone younger than someone else) · ko 후배 (someone younger than someone else) · hy կրտսեր (someone younger than someone else) · tt кече (someone younger than someone else) · cmn 晚輩 /晚辈 (someone younger than someone else) · ja 年下 (someone younger than someone else) · es júnior (someone younger than someone else) · ja 後輩 (someone younger than someone else) · pl junior (someone younger than someone else) · ru мла́дший (someone younger than someone else) · es junior (someone younger than someone else) · sv den yngre (someone younger than someone else) · gl mozo (someone younger than someone else)

junior en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒuːniə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin junior, a contraction of iuvenior (“younger”) which is the comparative of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To work in a junior role (on something).
   • Stephens brought with him a general manager, Bob Rodgers. Bob […] never let adversity faze him. He was always in charge. Mr. Rodgers could dance just enough to do some junioring, but acted primarily as a sales manager. 2016, Rainier George Weiner, Living on Lifesavers:
   • Greenspan had juniored the Demeter murder trial with defence lawyer Joe Pomerant and was, by 1980, well on his way to becoming the most renowned criminal lawyer in Canada. 2013, Mick Lowe, Conspiracy of Brothers, page 325:
2. (transitive) To have juniors (more advanced students) assist in instructing (beginners).
   • 2006, Jim and Leann Rathbone, James Mitose and the Path of Kenpo The technique of "junioring" beginners and the first five lesson plan and private lessons were adaptations developed at that time. They are credited with the Americanization of Karate as a business as well as a martial art.

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