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Antonyms for junior

Grammar : Adj
Spell : joon-yer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒun yər

Definition of junior

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Latin iunior, comparative of iuvenis "young, young man" (see young). Used after a person's name to mean "the younger of two" from late 13c. Abbreviation Jr. is attested from 1620s. Meaning "of lesser standing, more recent" is from 1766. That of "meant for younger people, of smaller size" is from 1860. Junior college first attested 1896; junior high school is from 1909. Junior miss "young teenage girl" is from 1907.
  • The junior high school is rapidly becoming the people's high school. The percentage of pupils completing the ninth year is constantly rising where junior high schools have been established. [Anne Laura McGregor, "Supervised Study in English for Junior High School Grades," New York, 1921]
  • adj subordinate, younger
Example sentences :
  • Tell your people to inquire of Harry Kellogg, the junior partner.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • You stick to us in a devil of a manner,' Said Barnacle junior, looking over his shoulder.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I am the junior partner, as you say, but have not been a partner long.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • You certainly know he is junior partner in the establishment where you work?
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • The junior partner's eyelids dropped under that stolen glance.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • Correy and Kincaide entered before my junior officer could reply.
  • Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • The junior partner adjusted his eyeglasses to his thin nose.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The junior partner in the firm of Phillips and Kent was indignant.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • You know our junior partner, Mr. Griffin, has been very ill—I wrote you that.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • No, certainly Uthoug junior had not come with lamentations and condolences.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer

Synonyms for junior

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