Definition of Senior

1. Adjective. Older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service. "Senior officer"


2. Noun. An undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation.
Generic synonyms: Undergrad, Undergraduate

3. Adjective. Used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college. "The senior prom"
Exact synonyms: Fourth-year
Similar to: Last

4. Noun. A person who is older than you are.
Exact synonyms: Elder
Generic synonyms: Adult, Grownup
Specialized synonyms: Dean, Doyen, Doyenne
Derivative terms: Elder

5. Adjective. Advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables). "Senior citizen"
Exact synonyms: Aged, Elderly, Older
Similar to: Old
Derivative terms: Aged, Agedness, Seniority

Definition of Senior

1. a. More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.

2. n. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in life.

Definition of Senior

1. Adjective. Older; superior ¹

2. Adjective. Higher in rank within a publicly traded company or other organization. ¹

3. Adjective. of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university. ¹

4. Noun. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete Biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church. (defdate 14th-16th c.) ¹

6. Noun. Someone older than someone else (with possessive). (defdate from 15th c.) ¹

7. Noun. (American English) A final-year student at a high school or university. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Senior

1. a person who is older than another [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Senior

senile osteomalacia
senile plaque
senile plaques
senile psychosis
senile retinoschisis
senile sebaceous hyperplasia
senile tremor
senile wart
senilely
seniles
senilities
senility
senine
senines
senior (current term)
senior(a)
senior captain
senior captains
senior chief petty officer
senior chief petty officers
senior citizen
senior citizens
senior colonel
senior colonels
senior high
senior high school
senior high schools
senior homonym

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