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junior higher

junior higher noun: a student at a school that includes grades 6, 7 and 8; a preadolescent.

Noun

junior higher (plural junior highers)

  1. (US) A student at a school that includes grades 6, 7 and 8; a preadolescent.

Forms of junior higher

pluraljunior highers
alternative formjunior-higher

Origin of junior higher

From junior high + -er.

Questions about junior higher

What does junior higher mean?
Junior higher means a student at a school that includes grades 6, 7 and 8; a preadolescent.
What part of speech is junior higher?
Junior higher is a noun.
What is the plural of junior higher?
The plural of junior higher is junior highers.

Words near junior higher in the dictionary

  1. junior high schooler
  2. junior high schoolers
  3. junior high schools
  4. junior high-schooler
  5. junior high-schoolers
  6. junior higher
  7. junior highers
  8. junior highs
  9. junior highschooler
  10. junior highschoolers
  11. junior infant

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