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Senior

ˈsiːniə

Senior definitions
adjective
senior
  1. of or for older or more experienced people

    "senior citizens"

    • for or denoting schoolchildren above a certain age, typically 11

      "the senior girls play badminton while the others play hockey"

    • of or for the final year at a university or high school
    • relating to or denoting competitors of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport

      "McCluskey made an instant impact on his senior debut"

    • (in names) denoting the elder of two who have the same name in a family, especially a father as distinct from his son

      "Henry James senior"

  2. high or higher in rank or status

    "he is a senior Finance Ministry official"

    higher-ranking highest-ranking high-ranking superior top chief more/most important high-status
noun
senior seniors
  1. a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else

    "she was only two years his senior"

  2. a student in one of the higher forms of a senior school

    "among the pupils was a senior, a boy of about seventeen"

    • a competitor of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport

      "at fourteen you move up to the seniors"

  3. an elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner

    "the price is £7 for adults and £3.50 for seniors"

    senior citizen senior pensioner old-age pensioner elder oldster Methuselah