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sen·ior (sēn′yər)

adjective

  1. of the greater age; older: written Sr. after the name of a father whose son has been given exactly the same name
  2. of higher rank or standing, or longer in service
  3. ☆ of or for seniors in a high school or college
  4. of or for senior citizens senior athletes, a senior center

Etymology: ME < L senior, compar. of senex, old: see senate

noun

  1. a person older than another or others
  2. a person of greater rank, standing, or length of service
  3. ☆ a student in the last year of college or the twelfth grade in high school
  4. senior citizen
senior Idioms

one's senior

a person older than oneself

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

senior Synonyms

senior

modif.

elder, older, higher in rank, more advanced, of greater dignity, of advanced standing, next older, next higher in rank; see also superior.


senior

n.

superior, elder, upperclassman, dean, master, oldest, first born.


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senior Usage Examples

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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senior quotes

  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.

-Randall, Clarence Beldan

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