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Definition of senior noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

senior

noun
 
/ˈsiːniə(r)/
 
/ˈsiːniər/
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    older person

  1. a person who is older than somebody else
    • She was ten years his senior.
    • My brother is my senior by two years.
    compare junior
  2. (especially North American English)
    (also senior citizen British and North American English)
    an older person, especially somebody who has retired from work
    • His company helps seniors maintain their independence
    Topics Life stagesc1

    3. higher rank

  3. a person who is higher in rank or status
    • She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors.
    Topics People in societyc1

    4. in sport

  4. adults or people who have reached an advanced level
    • tennis coaching for juniors and seniors
    Topics Sports: other sportsc1

    5. in school/college

  5. (British English) a child at a senior school; an older child in a schoolTopics Educationc1
  6. (in the US and some other countries) a student in the last year at a high school or college
    • high school seniors
    compare sophomoreTopics Educationc2
    7. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.
See senior in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee senior in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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