junior
Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
Example
“He uses the leverage of seniority with the more junior employees.”
Other meanings
Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
Synonyms
- third-year
- next-to-last
Related words
- junioritis
- juniormost
- juniorness
- juniorship
- prejunior
- subjunior
- junior soldier
- juniority
- juvenile
- rejuvenate
- young
- youth
Word history
From Latin "junior".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “junior” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.