senior

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see also: Senior

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈsinjɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈsiːnjə(r)/

Adjective

senior

1. Older; superior

   senior citizen

2. Higher in rank, dignity, or office.

   senior member; senior counsel

3. (US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.

Synonyms

• (older) geriatric, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly

Antonyms

• junior

Related terms

• senile
• senate
• sir

Translations

• French: aîné
• German: älter
• Russian: ста́рший
• Spanish: anciano

Translations

• Russian: ста́рший
• Spanish: alto cargo, experimentado

Noun

senior (plural seniors)

1. (mostly, US) An old person.

   Synonyms: senior citizen, Thesaurus:old person

2. Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.]

   He was four years her senior.

3. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age. [from 14th c.]
4. (obsolete, Biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church. [14th-16th c.]
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts IV:

     Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].

5. Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
6. (US) A final-year student at a high school or university. [from 17th c.]

Antonyms

• junior

Translations

• French: supérieur
• Portuguese: sénior (Portugal), sênior (Brazil)
• Russian: ста́рший
• Spanish: señor

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Senior

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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