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sen·ior (sēn′yər)
adjective
- of the greater age; older: written Sr. after the name of a father whose son has been given exactly the same name
- of higher rank or standing, or longer in service
- ☆ of or for seniors in a high school or college
- of or for senior citizens senior athletes, a senior center
Etymology: ME < L senior, compar. of senex, old: see senate
noun
- a person older than another or others
- a person of greater rank, standing, or length of service
- ☆ a student in the last year of college or the twelfth grade in high school
- senior citizen
one's senior
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
senior
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Used with adjective complement
- hold: A fellow of the ICSA, he previously held senior Company Secretarial, legal and corporate services positions in a number of industries.
Adjective modifier
- low-income: I from country health status to the magnitude of low-income parents seniors.
Modifies a noun
- manager: We also coach 1 to 1 the senior managers of many Fortune 500 companies.
Modifying Another Word
- formerly: Fred Abrahams, formerly senior researcher for Human Rights Watch.
Noun used with modifier
- audit: Audit Senior 40000 Central London Permanent 15-Jul-2006 00:00 We are looking for audit seniors to join our successful London office.
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Every manwho has lived his life tothe full, should, by the time his senior years are reached, have established a reserve inventory of unfinished thinking.
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