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ALL meanings of junior

jun·ior
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  • noun junior primary school student 1
  • noun junior high school student in 3rd year 1
  • adjective junior school, pupil: age 7-11 1
  • adjective junior high school student: in 3rd year 1
  • adjective junior university student: in 3rd year 1
  • adjective junior for younger people 1
  • adjective junior novice, assistant 1
  • adjective junior sport: for the under-20s 1
  • adjective junior son: with father's first name 1
  • noun junior son with father's first name 1
  • noun junior sportsperson under 20 1
  • noun junior younger of two 1
  • noun plural junior smaller-sized women's clothing 1
  • adjective junior younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1). 1
  • adjective junior of more recent appointment or admission, as to an office or status; of lower rank or standing: a junior partner. 1
  • adjective junior (in American universities, colleges, and schools) noting or pertaining to the class or year next below that of the senior. 1
  • adjective junior Finance. subordinate to preferred creditors, mortgagees, and the like. 1
  • adjective junior of later date; subsequent to: His appointment is junior to mine by six months. 1
  • adjective junior composed of younger members: The junior division of the camp went on the hike. 1
  • adjective junior being smaller than the usual size: The hotel has special weekend rates on junior suites. 1
  • adjective junior (of an iron or steel shape) relatively small, but rolled to a standard form. 1
  • adjective junior of, for, or designating clothing in sizes 3–15 or those who wear it: a junior dress; junior measurements; the junior department. 1
  • noun junior a person who is younger than another. 1
  • noun junior a person who is newer or of lower rank in an office, class, profession, etc.; subordinate. 1
  • noun junior a student who is in the next to the final year of a course of study. 1
  • noun junior Often, juniors. a range of odd-numbered sizes, chiefly from 3 to 15, for garments that fit women and girls with shorter waists, narrower shoulders, and smaller bustlines than those of average build. the department or section of a store where garments in these sizes are sold. 1
  • noun junior a garment in this size range. 1
  • noun junior a woman or girl who wears garments in this size range. 1
  • noun junior (initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 9 through 11 years old. 1
  • noun junior Informal. (often initial capital letter) a boy; youth; son: Ask junior to give you a hand with the packing. 1
  • noun junior Of, for, or denoting young or younger people. 1
  • adjective junior A junior official or employee holds a low-ranking position in an organization or profession. 0
  • adjective junior Junior is also a noun. 0
  • singular noun junior If you are someone's junior, you are younger than they are. 0
  • countable noun junior Junior is sometimes used after the name of the younger of two men in a family who have the same name, sometimes in order to prevent confusion. The abbreviation Jr is also used. 0
  • countable noun junior In the United States, a student in the third year of a high school or university course is called a junior. 0
  • adjective junior lower in rank or length of service; subordinate 0
  • adjective junior younger in years 0
  • adjective junior of or relating to youth or childhood 0
  • adjective junior of or relating to schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 11 approximately 0
  • adjective junior of, relating to, or designating the third year of a four-year course at college or high school 0
  • noun junior (in England) any barrister below the rank of Queen's Counsel 0
  • noun junior a junior person 0
  • noun junior a junior schoolchild 0
  • noun junior a junior student 0
  • adjective junior being the younger: usually used after a name to distinguish the son from the father with the same first name or names 0
  • adjective junior the younger 0
  • adjective junior of more recent position or lower status 0
  • adjective junior of later date 0
  • adjective junior made up of younger members 0
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