junior

jun|ior1 [ `dʒuniər ] adjective usually before noun **

1. ) a junior person does not have a lot of responsibility or power in their job:

a junior partner at the law firm

junior doctors

I was the most junior person there.

a ) be junior to someone to have less responsibility and power than someone else at work:

My job is to supervise people who are junior to me.

─ opposite SENIOR

2. ) intended for young people or involving young people:

The organization publishes adult and junior newsletters.

the world junior swimming championship

junior

jun|ior 2 [ `dʒuniər ] noun count *

1. ) someone whose job is not very important, especially a young person in their first job:

She joined as the office junior.

a ) someone who has less responsibility or experience in their work than another person

2. ) AMERICAN a student who is in the year before their last year at a university or HIGH SCHOOL

a ) a young person who is involved in a particular activity, especially sports

be two years/ten years etc. someone's junior

to be younger than someone else by a particular amount:

Diane is 12 years her husband's junior.

junior

jun|ior 3 [ `dʒuniər ]

1. ) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father:

Harry Connick, Junior

2. ) AMERICAN used for talking to or about your son or another young person