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junior-grade

junior-grade

1 4.1
Having lower rank or position in a workplace
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒuːniər ɡreɪd/
translation icon : de nivel junior

Examples

  • Butters is a junior-grade detective in his twenties and is black.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Cadwallader was a junior-grade communications officer, Morgen was an ensign, and Ben Zoma was the first officer.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Butters is a junior-grade detective in his twenties and is black.

  • Cadwallader was a junior-grade communications officer, Morgen was an ensign, and Ben Zoma was the first officer.

  • You are a lieutenant junior grade, assistant astrophysics officer.

Synonyms

secondary
vsjunior-grade
267 3.5

Less important than the main thing or coming after it

is focused on lower rank or status within an organization rather than order
junior
vsjunior-grade
99 2.4

Having lower rank or less experience than another person

is about lower rank or status within an organization rather than age
lowly
vsjunior-grade
46 4.2

A person of low rank or importance, for example a servant

is a neutral label for lower rank or status rather than demeaning
subordinate
vsjunior-grade
21 4.8

Lower in rank or importance and under someone's control

is lower in status but may not be under another's direct control
lower-ranking
vsjunior-grade
1 3.8

A person who has a less important job or less power in an organization

is used for roles that are less senior within the same organization
subaltern
vsjunior-grade
1 9.9

Lower in rank or status than other people in the same group

is used for rank distinctions inside an organization rather than for people or groups

Antonyms

800 2.9

Having a higher rank or position than others

How Senior

executive
533 4.5
senior
800 2.9
mid-level
3.9
junior-grade
1 4.1

Surface Forms

junior-grade positive
junior grader positive

Morphology

junior-grade = junior + grade (transparent) = junior + grade

The meaning is a straightforward compound of 'junior' + 'grade' indicating a lower rank; learners who know both components can infer the sense.

Etymology

Junior-grade comes from junior meaning 'younger' and grade meaning 'step' or 'level'. So a junior-grade person is like someone on a lower step of the job ladder and has lower rank or status.