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A person in a subordinate or less experienced position within a company, team, or organization, as opposed to a 'Senior'.
Als Junior-Berater verdient man anfangs noch nicht so viel.
As a junior consultant, you don't earn that much at first.
'Junior' comes from Latin and means 'the younger one'. Knowing this helps you understand all the meanings: the younger, less experienced person at work, the young athlete, or the younger son with the same name.
Im Team gibt es sowohl Senior- als auch Junior-Positionen.
There are both senior and junior positions on the team.
In a professional context, 'Junior' is almost always used as a prefix in a job title to indicate an entry-level position. For example, people speak of a 'Junior-Berater' (junior consultant) or a 'Junior-Entwicklerin' (junior developer).
Nach dem Studium hat sie eine Stelle als Junior-Managerin angenommen.
After university, she accepted a position as a junior manager.
In sports, 'Junior' (often in the plural: 'die Junioren', the juniors) refers to an age category below the adult level. For example, people speak of the 'Junioren-Team' (junior team) or the 'Junioren-Weltmeisterschaft' (Junior World Championship).
Sie hat bei den Junioren die deutsche Meisterschaft gewonnen.
She won the German championship among the juniors.
Similar to English, 'Junior' (often abbreviated as 'Jr.') can be added to a name to distinguish a son from his father with the same first name. However, this usage is less common in German than in English.
Der berühmte Schauspieler ist Martin Schmidt Junior.
The famous actor is Martin Schmidt Junior.
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'der Sohn' and 'der Junior' can both refer to a male person in relation to his father. 'der Sohn' is the normal word for the male child of parents, no matter how old he is or what his name is. 'der Junior' only fits in a special case: a son has the same first name as his father, and you distinguish him from the father, the 'Senior'. Learners may confuse the words because 'Junior' can sometimes seem like 'son'. In normal family conversation, you almost always say 'Sohn'. 'Junior' is more of an addition or a special label used to tell two people apart.
Im Familienbetrieb arbeitet jetzt auch Herr Müller Junior mit.
Mr. Müller Junior now also works in the family business.
Mein Sohn beginnt morgen eine Ausbildung.
My son starts vocational training tomorrow.