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- Dictionarysenior/ˈsiːnɪə/
adjective
- 1. of or for older or more experienced people: "senior citizens" Similar Opposite
- 2. high or higher in rank or status: "he is a senior Finance Ministry official" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else: "she was only two years his senior"
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SENIOR definition: 1. high or higher in rank: 2. older and more experienced than the other members of a team: 3…. Learn more.
noun. se· nior ˈsē-nyər. Synonyms of senior. 1. : a person older than another. five years my senior. 2. a. : a person with higher standing or rank. b. : a senior fellow of a college at an English university. c. : a student in the year preceding graduation from a school of secondary or higher level. 3.
Senior definition: 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). See examples of SENIOR used in a sentence.
Senior means "older," but it also means "old or aged," like your grandmother, who despite being a senior citizen, continues her skydiving hobby. A senior is also a student in the final year of either high school or college, or an authority: "She holds a senior position in the State Department."
adjective. /ˈsiːniə (r)/ /ˈsiːniər/ of high rank. high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others. a senior official/officer/manager/executive. a senior adviser/analyst/lecturer. a senior partner in a law firm. She is senior vice president of marketing. senior figures in the Labour party. senior members of staff. a senior position.
Senior is used when indicating how much older one person is than another. For example, if someone is ten years your senior, they are ten years older than you.
SENIOR definition: 1. having a more important job or position than someone else: 2. older: 3. used at the end of a…. Learn more.
Jun 1, 2017 · Definition of senior noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Senior definition: 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). See examples of SENIOR used in a sentence.
1. a. A person who is older than another: She is eight years my senior. b. A senior citizen. 2. a. One that is of a higher position, rank, or grade than another in the same set or class. b. A student in the fourth year of high school or college. [Middle English, from Latin, comparative of senex, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots .]
