junior
/ˈdʒuːniə(r)/adjective, noun
उच्चारण जूनिअर
कनिष्ठ, छोटा
Core word
- 1
having a low rank in an organization or a profession; younger; a person who has a lower rank or is younger
कनिष्ठ, छोटा
- a junior officer
- He is my junior.
- She joined the firm as a junior clerk last month.
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- My junior brother is in Class 8 at the same school.
- Junior players often learn a lot from the senior members of the team.
- The junior doctors worked long shifts during the festival week.
Synonyms subordinate lower younger inferior
Opposite senior
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
junior to sb
To compare rank or age, use junior to, never junior than.
पद या आयु की तुलना के लिए 'junior to' का प्रयोग होता है, 'junior than' का नहीं।
- Radhika is junior to me by two years.
- A clerk is junior to a section officer.
junior + noun
As an adjective before a noun, junior marks a lower rank or younger group.
Noun से पहले adjective के रूप में 'junior' निचले पद या छोटे वर्ग को दर्शाता है।
- He works as a junior engineer.
- The junior team won the district trophy.
a junior (countable noun)
As a noun, a junior is a person lower in rank or younger. In American English, a junior is also a third-year student.
Noun के रूप में 'junior' ऐसा व्यक्ति है जो पद में निचला या आयु में छोटा हो। अमेरिकी English में इसका अर्थ तीसरे वर्ष का विद्यार्थी भी है।
- The seniors guided the juniors during the orientation week.
name + Junior (Jr)
After a name, Junior or Jr shows that a son has the same name as his father.
नाम के बाद 'Junior' या 'Jr' बताता है कि पुत्र का नाम पिता के नाम जैसा ही है।
- Ramesh Sharma Junior joined his father's firm.
+Collocations 4
junior + noun
colleaguedoctorministerschoollevelofficer
- The junior doctors worked a night shift in the hospital.
adverb + junior
veryrelativelytoofar toofairly
- He was too junior to take such a big decision.
verb + junior
trainguideappointpromotesupervise
- The manager trained the new juniors on the software.
junior + age group
under-14under-16boysgirlscategory
- Her son plays in the junior category of the state chess championship.
“More examples 5
- Among the officers, Arun is the most junior and has just joined.
अधिकारियों में अरुण सबसे कनिष्ठ है और अभी-अभी शामिल हुआ है।
- The junior wing of the school has its own playground.
विद्यालय के कनिष्ठ विभाग का अपना खेल का मैदान है।
- She was selected for the junior national team at sixteen.
सोलह वर्ष की आयु में उसका चयन कनिष्ठ राष्ट्रीय टीम में हुआ।
- A junior lawyer often assists a senior advocate in court.
एक कनिष्ठ वकील प्रायः न्यायालय में वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता की सहायता करता है।
- Please be kind to your juniors in the hostel.
कृपया छात्रावास में अपने कनिष्ठों के प्रति दयालु रहें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is junior than me.
✓ She is junior to me.
Junior is followed by to, not than, when comparing.
तुलना में 'junior' के बाद to आता है, than नहीं।
✗ He is two years junior from me.
✓ He is two years junior to me.
Use to after junior; from is a wrong Hindi-influenced preposition.
'Junior' के बाद to आता है; from हिंदी के प्रभाव से आई गलत preposition है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe lower rank or younger age, but they are used in different settings.
ये शब्द निचले पद या कम आयु को बताते हैं, पर इनके प्रयोग के संदर्भ अलग हैं।
Lower in rank or age; used for jobs, schools and sports.
पद या आयु में छोटा; नौकरी, स्कूल और खेल में प्रयुक्त।
- He is a junior clerk in the bank.
A formal word for a person under the authority of another in an organisation.
किसी संगठन में दूसरे के अधिकार में रहने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए औपचारिक शब्द।
- The officer praised his subordinates for their hard work.
Of small importance or, for a person, below the legal age of adulthood.
कम महत्त्व का, या किसी व्यक्ति के लिए वयस्कता की कानूनी आयु से कम।
- A minor cannot sign a contract on his own.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Junior to (not 'junior than': 'He is junior to me'), like senior to, superior to, inferior to.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: junior to ('junior than' नहीं: 'He is junior to me'), senior to, superior to, inferior to की तरह।