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ALL meanings of senior

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  • adjective senior older of two relatives 1
  • noun senior old person 1
  • noun senior high school: final-year student 1
  • noun senior father with son's first name 1
  • noun senior university: final-year student 1
  • noun senior older person 1
  • noun senior legally: person over 65 1
  • adjective senior older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please. I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def 1). 1
  • adjective senior of earlier appointment or admission, as to an office, status, or rank: a senior partner. 1
  • adjective senior of higher or the highest rank or standing. 1
  • adjective senior (in American schools, colleges, and universities) of or relating to students in their final year or to their class. 1
  • adjective senior (in certain American colleges and universities) of or relating to the final two years of education, during which a student specializes in a certain field of study. 1
  • adjective senior of, for, or pertaining to a senior citizen or senior citizens as a group: senior discounts on local bus fares. 1
  • adjective senior of earlier date; prior to: His appointment is senior to mine by a year. 1
  • adjective senior Finance. having a claim on payments, assets, dividends, or the like prior to other creditors, mortgages, stockholders, etc. 1
  • noun senior a person who is older than another. 1
  • noun senior a person of higher rank or standing than another, especially by virtue of longer service. 1
  • noun senior (in the U.S.) a student in the final year at a high school, preparatory school, college, or university. 1
  • noun senior a fellow holding senior rank in a college at an English university. 1
  • noun senior a senior citizen. 1
  • noun senior (initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 14 through 17 years of age. 1
  • adjective senior of a higher level 1
  • noun senior of higher rank 1
  • adjective senior more experienced 1
  • adjective senior older 1
  • adjective senior relating to old people 1
  • adjective senior high school: in or of final year 1
  • adjective senior university: in or of final year 1
  • adjective senior The senior people in an organization or profession have the highest and most important jobs. 0
  • adjective senior If someone is senior to you in an organization or profession, they have a higher and more important job than you or they are considered to be superior to you because they have worked there for longer and have more experience. 0
  • adjective senior Your seniors are the people who are senior to you. 0
  • singular noun senior Senior is used when indicating how much older one person is than another. For example, if someone is ten years your senior, they are ten years older than you. 0
  • countable noun senior Seniors are students in a high school, university, or college who are the oldest and who have reached an advanced level in their studies. 0
  • adjective senior If you take part in a sport at senior level, you take part in competitions with adults and people who have reached a high degree of achievement in that sport. 0
  • countable noun senior In sports such as golf and tennis, a senior is a professional player who is fairly old and who plays in special competitions against other older players. 0
  • adjective senior higher in rank or length of service 0
  • adjective senior older in years 0
  • adjective senior of or relating to adulthood, maturity, or old age 0
  • adjective senior of, relating to, or designating more advanced or older pupils 0
  • adjective senior of or relating to a secondary school 0
  • adjective senior of, relating to, or designating students in the fourth and final year at college 0
  • noun senior a senior person 0
  • noun senior an elderly person 0
  • noun senior a senior pupil, student, etc 0
  • noun senior a fellow of senior rank in an English university 0
  • adjective senior being the older: used to distinguish the father from the son with the same first name or names 0
  • adjective senior of the greater age; older 0
  • adjective senior of higher rank or standing, or longer in service 0
  • adjective senior of or for seniors in a high school or college 0
  • adjective senior of or for senior citizens 0
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