Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #230 of 1319

junior (adj.)

lower in rank or age

Examples

  • A junior doctor.

Key rules

  • Junior means lower in rank or age
  • Junior to someone; junior staff
  • Junior can also be a noun

Common mistakes

  • He is junior than me → He is junior to me
  • A junior of doctor → A junior doctor

Use cases

  • Describing jobs
  • Describing sports teams
  • Ranking staff
💡 Tip: Junior is used in British and American English for young people in schools.
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