Pronunciation: /ˈdʒuːniər/

Definitions of junior

noun a person who is younger or of lower rank

Example Sentences

A1 My little brother is a junior in high school.

A2 The junior team won the championship last year.

B1 As a junior, she is responsible for organizing the event.

B2 The junior members of the club are working on a new project.

C1 The junior executive showed great leadership skills during the crisis.

C2 The junior scientist made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of medicine.

adjective relating to or for younger or less experienced people

Example Sentences

A1 My junior brother is learning how to ride a bike.

A2 She is a junior member of the school choir.

B1 The junior team won the championship last year.

B2 The junior developer is working on a new feature for the app.

C1 The junior executive was promoted to a senior position within the company.

C2 As a junior scientist, she published groundbreaking research in the field.

Examples of junior in a Sentence

formal The junior associate is responsible for assisting the senior team members with their projects.

informal I heard the junior guy got promoted to a higher position in the company.

slang The junior dude is always up for a good time.

figurative Being the junior in the group, she often felt left out of important decisions.

Grammatical Forms of junior

past tense

juniored

plural

juniors

comparative

more junior

superlative

most junior

present tense

junior

future tense

will junior

perfect tense

have juniored

continuous tense

is junioring

singular

junior

positive degree

junior

infinitive

to junior

gerund

junioring

participle

junioring

Origin and Evolution of junior

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'junior' originated from the Latin word 'juvenior', which means younger or more youthful.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to denote the younger of two persons with the same name, 'junior' has evolved to also indicate a lower rank or status in various contexts.