Definitions for Junior
ˈdʒun yərJu·nior

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. juniornoun

   term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

   "look here, junior, it's none of your business"

2. juniornoun

   a third-year undergraduate

3. juniornoun

   the younger of two persons

   "she is two years my junior"

4. Junior, Jr, Jnradjective

   a son who has the same first name as his father

5. junioradjective

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

6. junior(a), third-year, next-to-lastadjective

   used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

   "the junior class"; "a third-year student"

7. junioradjective

   including or intended for youthful persons

   "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"

GCIDE(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Junioradjective

   Less advanced in age than another; younger. Abbreviated Jr.

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

2. Junioradjective

   of or relating to the third year of a four-year term; -- used of the third or next to final year in a U. S. high school or college. See junior, n..

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. juniornoun

   A younger person.

   four years his junior

   Etymology: From junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis; see juvenile.

2. juniornoun

   A third-year student at a high school or university.

   Etymology: From junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis; see juvenile.

3. juniornoun

   A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation: Jr.

   Etymology: From junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis; see juvenile.

4. junioradjective

   Younger.

   Etymology: From junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis; see juvenile.

5. junioradjective

   Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.

   Etymology: From junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis; see juvenile.

6. junioradjective

   Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.

   Etymology: From junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis; see juvenile.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Junioradjective

   less advanced in age than another; younger

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

2. Junioradjective

   lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

3. Junioradjective

   composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; of or pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. See Junior, n., 2

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

4. Juniornoun

   belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

5. Juniornoun

   a younger person

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

6. Juniornoun

   hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third year of his course, one in the fourth or final year being designated a senior; in some seminaries, one in the first year, in others, one in the second year, of a three years' course

   Etymology: [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Junior

   jōōn′yur, adj. younger: less advanced.—n. one younger or less advanced.—ns. Junior′ity, Jun′iorship; Jun′ior-right, borough-English (q.v.).—Junior optime, a third-class honours man at Cambridge, next to Wranglers and Senior Optimes; Junior soph, an undergraduate of the second year at Cambridge. [Contr. of L. juvenior, younger—juvenis, young.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. junior

   One having a lower rank. When the grade is the same, the one having the more recent commission or warrant.

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1. • Lowerclassman
   • Person
   • Upstart

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Junior' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3512

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Junior' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4465

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Junior' in Adjectives Frequency: #474

How to pronounce Junior?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Junior in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Junior in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Junior in a Sentence

1. Etan Bednarsh:

   The most charitable thing to say is it's a junior high gay joke, all I can say is try to picture the same joke, the same dugout with a man and woman and there's no joke. There's nothing funny about it.

2. Katey Alatalo:

   We're trying to turn this moment into a movement to improve the situation for junior scientists, we're too junior in the field to punish anybody, but we can tell people how to empower victims.

3. Assistant State Attorney Matthew Smith:

   ( Montgomery) picked Jack Junior Montgomery up and flung Jack Junior Montgomery as described by the other brothers, helicopter across the hotel room into what’s kind of a cabinet, where Jack Junior Montgomery hit head first. And ultimately caused Jack Junior Montgomery brain to bleed.

4. Chung Sun-sup:

   The promotion of young executives should pave the way for the future of the junior Chung.

5. Katey Alatalo:

   Our job is to make astronomy feel safe for victims of harassment, of course, we need to punish the harassers, but we're junior scientists -- we cannot punish them; we're not in a position of power to do that.

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