junior
/ˈdʒunjər/
noun
- A person who is younger or has a lower rank than others in a group.
- The juniors in the office often get the simpler tasks.
- She is a junior at the university, so she has one more year to go.
- As a junior on the team, he had to carry the equipment.
- A student in the third year of high school or college (in the US).
- He is a junior majoring in biology.
- Juniors can start applying for internships.
- The juniors are organizing the school prom this year.
adjective
- Younger or lower in rank or position.
- The junior members of the team learn from the seniors.
- She is a junior partner at the law firm.
- He joined the company as a junior analyst.
- Relating to the third year of high school or college (in the US).
- Junior students often start thinking about college applications.
- She is taking the SATs during her junior year of high school.
- My junior year of college was the most challenging.
- Used after a name to indicate the younger of two people with the same name, especially a son with the same name as his father.
- John Smith Jr. inherited his father's business.
- The award was given to Robert Downey Jr. for his acting.
- Martin Luther King Jr. is often referred to as Dr. King.
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