Definitions for junior
ˈdʒun yərju·nior

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

1. junior(noun)

   term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

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

2. junior(noun)

   a third-year undergraduate

3. junior(noun)

   the younger of two persons

   "she is two years my junior"

4. Junior, Jr, Jnr(adj)

   a son who has the same first name as his father

5. junior(adj)

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

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

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

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

7. junior(adj)

   including or intended for youthful persons

   "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"

GCIDE(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Junior(a.)

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

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

2. Junior(a.)

   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. junior(Noun)

   A younger person.

   four years his junior

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

2. junior(Noun)

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

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

3. junior(Noun)

   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. junior(Adjective)

   Younger.

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

5. junior(Adjective)

   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. junior(Adjective)

   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. Junior(adj)

   less advanced in age than another; younger

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

2. Junior(adj)

   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. Junior(adj)

   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. Junior(noun)

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

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

5. Junior(noun)

   a younger person

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

6. Junior(noun)

   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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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?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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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. 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.

2. Mark Jones:

   A lot depends not on chronological age but how you appear and what people perceive your health to be, the place [ age ] really affects is the issue of stamina. It’s a lot easier to barnstorm across United States when you are in your 40’s than when you are in your late 60’s. It requires a combination of drive but also stamina and the advantage Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio would have is being approximately 20 years their junior.

3. Ned Price:

   Among those taking part will be representatives of the Department's employee affinity groups as well as members of the workforce from different bureaus and career tracks. Participants will also be in different stages of their careers -- some very senior and some relatively junior -- and will represent many of the functions that are so critical to our operations, whether that's custodial support or policymaking.

4. Winston Kelley:

   We have lost one of NASCAR's true pioneers, innovators, competitors and an incredible mechanical and business mind. And personally, I have lost one of my dearest friends, while we will miss Junior mightily, his legacy and memory will forever be remembered, preserved, celebrated and cherished at the NASCAR Hall of Fame and in the hearts and minds of race fans around the world.

5. Jonny Kim:

   You should never think you're too good to do a job. And I think you should be like that in everything you do. 'Be a forever new guy' is what I try to emulate, and I don't mean as in you shouldn't step up to the role and be a leader and delegate appropriately, but never think that you are above taking out the trash or that you're above not respecting the secretary or the lowest junior enlisted.

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