junior high schooler

Noun

junior high schooler (plural junior high schoolers)

1. (US) A student at a school that includes grades 6, 7 and 8; a preadolescent.
   • Some San Diego County junior high schoolers, particularly girls, had little sympathy for the former basketball great.1991 November 9, Jonathan Gaw, Marc Lacey, Hugo Martin, “Pupils Cry a Bit, Learn Life Lessons”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
   • Act your age. I'm perfectly willing to walk a junior high schooler through the differences between reporters, columnists and editors. But I'm likely to show my impatience with a college student who doesn't know the difference between fact and opinion.1991 November 17, William Raspberry, “WHEN STUDENTS ASK FOR HELP”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2025

   Synonyms:

   junior higher