junior

🇺🇸 /ˈdʒuːniər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdʒuːniə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
adjective
B2

lower in rank or position

She is a junior employee at the company.

B2

for young people, not adults

He plays on the junior basketball team.

R

added to a son's name when he has the same name as his father

John Smith Junior is named after his father.

R

for children under 11 or 13 years old

My daughter attends a junior school.

R

the third year of high school or college

She is in her junior year of college.

noun
R

a young person below adult age

The tennis club has many talented juniors.

R

a child in junior school

My son will be a junior next school year.

R

a third-year high school or college student

As a junior, he can choose more advanced courses.

R

a person with a low-level job

The office juniors handle basic tasks.

R

a young son

I take junior to the park every weekend.

translation

adj. lower in rank or position; for young people, not adults; added to a son's name when he has the same name as his father; for children under 11 or 13 years old; the third year of high school or college
n. a young person below adult age; a child in junior school; a third-year high school or college student; a person with a low-level job; a young son

Word Forms

Plural juniors