junior

adjective, noun

of low rank 1 [usuallybeforenoun] ~ (to sb) having a low rank in an organization or a profession: junior employees * She is junior to me. in sport 2 [onlybeforenoun] connected with young people below a particular age, rather than with adults, especially in sports: the world junior tennis championships son 3 (Junior) (abbreviation Jnr, Jr.) (especially in US) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father, to avoid confusion comparethe younger at YOUNGadj.(6) school / college 4 [onlybeforenoun] (BrE) (of a school or part of a school) for children under the age of 11 or 13 5 [onlybeforenoun] (AmE) connected with the year before the last year in a high school or college: I spent my junior year in France. compareSENIOR

low level job 1 [C] (especially BrE) a person who has a job at a low level within an organization: office juniors in sport 2 [C] a young person below a particular age, rather than an adult: She has coached many of our leading juniors. in school / college 3 [C] (BrE) a child who goes to JUNIORSCHOOL: Sam is going to be a junior next year. 4 [C] (AmE) a student in the year before the last year at high school or college compareSOPHOMORE son 5 [sing.] (AmE, informal) a person's young son: I leave junior with Mom when I'm at work. IDIOMS be...years sb's junior