senior
//ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)//
Forms
- Comparative
- more senior
- Superlative
- most senior
- Plural
- seniors
Definitions
1.Older.
- We look up to him as a good senior.
2.Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
- We look up to him as a good senior.
3.Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
- We look up to him as a good senior.
4.Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.
- We look up to him as a good senior.
1.An old person.
- Grave and reverend seniors seemed to have caught the prevailing spirit as badly as the students, and I saw white-bearded men rising and shaking their fists at the obdurate Professor.
2.Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
- He was four years her senior.
3.Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
4.Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1266
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate.
Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.