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Definitions for Senior

[1] 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) .
[2] of earlier appointment or admission, as to an office, status, or rank: a senior partner.
[3] of higher or the highest rank or standing.
[4] (in American schools, colleges, and universities) of or relating to students in their final year or to their class.
[5] (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.
[6] of, for, or pertaining to a senior citizen or senior citizens as a group: senior discounts on local bus fares.
[7] of earlier date; prior to: His appointment is senior to mine by a year.
[8] Finance . having a claim on payments, assets, dividends, or the like prior to other creditors, mortgages, stockholders, etc.
[9] a person who is older than another.
[10] a person of higher rank or standing than another, especially by virtue of longer service.
[11] (in the U.S.) a student in the final year at a high school, preparatory school, college, or university.
[12] a fellow holding senior rank in a college at an English university.
[13] a senior citizen.
[14] (initial capital letter ) a member of the Girl Scouts from 14 through 17 years of age.
[15] higher in rank or length of service
[16] older in years senior citizens
[17] of or relating to adulthood, maturity, or old age senior privileges
[18] education of, relating to, or designating more advanced or older pupils of or relating to a secondary school
[19] US of, relating to, or designating students in the fourth and final year at college
[20] a senior person
[21] an elderly person
[22] a senior pupil, student, etc a fellow of senior rank in an English university
[23] mainly US being the older: used to distinguish the father from the son with the same first name or names Charles Parker, Senior Abbreviation: Sr , Sen

Words related to Senior

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Origin of Senior

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to sen(ex ) old, old man + -ior comparative adj. suffix

Word origin for Senior

C14: from Latin: older, from senex old

Synonyms for Senior

elder, leading, chief, major, superior, higher, more advanced, next higher