junior I homograph 1

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. (klasse for) yngre idrettsutøver (the class for) a younger athlete
   • han er junior ennå he is still a junior
   • vinne NM for juniorer to win the Norwegian junior championship
   • stille i junior to compete in the junior class
2. i ubestemt form entall: den yngste av to mannlige familiemedlemmer;
   sønn i huset in the indefinite singular: the younger of two male family members;
   the son of the house
   • jeg traff bare junior hjemme junior was the only one I met at home
3. yngre eller uerfaren person på en arbeidsplass eller lignende a younger or inexperienced person at a workplace or the like
   • bedriften betalte sine juniorer godt the company paid its juniors well