senior

sen·ior  (snyr)

adj.

1. Abbr. Sr. Of or being the older of two, especially the older of two persons having the same name, as father and son.

2. Of or relating to senior citizens. See Usage Note at old.

3.

a. Being in a position, rank, or grade above others of the same set or class: a senior officer; the senior ship in the battle group.

b. Having precedence in making certain decisions.

4. Of or relating to the fourth and last year of high school or college: our senior class.

n.

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.

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[Middle English, from Latin, comparative of senex, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]

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senior [ˈsiːnjə]

adj

1. higher in rank or length of service

2. older in years senior citizens

3. of or relating to adulthood, maturity, or old age senior privileges

4. (Social Science / Education) Education

a.  of, relating to, or designating more advanced or older pupils

b.  of or relating to a secondary school

5. US of, relating to, or designating students in the fourth and final year at college

n

1. a senior person

2. an elderly person

3. (Social Science / Education)

a.  a senior pupil, student, etc.

b.  a fellow of senior rank in an English university

[from Latin: older, from senex old]

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Senior [ˈsiːnjə]

adj

Chiefly US being the older: used to distinguish the father from the son with the same first name or names Charles Parker, Senior Abbreviations Sr Sen

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	senior - an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation undergrad, undergraduate - a university student who has not yet received a first degree
	2.	senior - a person who is older than you are   elder adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward doyen, dean - a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents" doyenne - a woman who is the senior member of a group
Adj.	1.	senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?" junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
	2.	senior - used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom" fourth-year last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
	3.	senior - advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen" aged, elderly, older old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

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senior

adjective

1. higher ranking, superior Television and radio needed many more women in senior jobs.
higher ranking lower, subordinate, inferior, junior, minor, lesser

2. superior, better Williams felt himself to be senior to all of them.

3. the elder, major (Brit.) George Bush Senior
the elder younger, junior

Translations

senior [ˈsiːnɪəʳ]

A. ADJ

1. (in age) → mayor
he is senior to me by five years (frm) → es cinco años mayor que yo, tiene cinco años más que yo
Douglas Fairbanks Senior → Douglas Fairbanks padre
senior pupils → los alumnos de los cursos más avanzados

2. (in rank) [position, rank] → superior; [partner, executive, officer] → mayoritario; (in length of service) → de más antigüedad
he is senior to me in the firm → es mi superior en la compañía
senior management → los altos directivos

B. N

1. (in age) → mayor mf
he is my senior → es mayor que yo
he's my senior by two years → es dos años mayor que yo, tiene dos años más que yo

2. (in rank) → superior mf, socio/a m/f más antiguo/a
he's my senior → es mi superior

3. (Scol) → alumno/a m/f de los cursos más avanzados (US) → estudiante mf del último año GRADE

4. (US) = senior citizen

C. CPD senior citizen N → jubilado/a m/f, persona f de la tercera edad
senior high school N (US) → instituto m de enseñanza superior(Sp), preparatoria f (Mex)
senior partner N → socio/a m/f mayoritario/a
senior school N → instituto m de enseñanza secundaria
the Senior Service N (Brit) → la marina

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senior [ˈsiːnjə^r]

adj

(= of high rank) [official, officer] → supérieur(e); [lecturer] → principal(e); [post, position] → élevé(e)
a more senior post → un poste plus élevé
senior management → les cadres supérieurs
to be senior to sb (= of higher rank) → occuper un poste plus élevé que qn
Although he only joined the firm last year he's senior to me already → Bien qu'il n'ait rejoint la compagnie que l'année dernière, il occupe déjà un poste plus élevé que moi.

(= older) → plus âgé(e)
the senior pupils → les élèves les plus âgés

n

(= older one) → aîné(e) m/f
He is the senior of the two → C'est l'aîné des deux.
10 years sb's senior
She is 15 years his senior → Elle est de 15 ans son aînée.
P. Jones senior → P. Jones père
the seniors (at school) → les grandes classes

(= elderly person) → personne f âgée

(in rank)
She is his senior → Elle a plus d'ancienneté que lui.
senior citizen n → personne f âgée
senior common room n (British)

(in university) (= room) → salle f des professeurs

(= professors collectively) → professeurs mpl
senior executive n → cadre m supérieur
senior high school n (US) → lycée m

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senior

adj (in age) → älter; (in rank) → vorgesetzt, übergeordnet; (with longer service) → dienstälter; rank, civil servant → höher; officer → ranghöher; position → höher, leitend; designer, editor, executive, accountant etc → leitend; at senior level (in sport) → in einer höheren Altersgruppe; he is senior to me (in age) → er ist älter als ich; (in rank) → er ist mir übergeordnet; (in length of service) → er ist or arbeitet schon länger hier als ich; senior section → ältere or höhere Altersgruppe; the senior management → die Geschäftsleitung; senior consultant → Chefarzt m → /-ärztin f; senior pupil → Oberstufenschüler(in) m(f); my senior officer → mein Vorgesetzter; a very senior officer → ein sehr hoher Offizier; he’s very/not very senior → er hat eine ziemlich hohe/keine sehr hohe Stellung; can I speak to somebody more senior? → könnte ich bitte jemanden sprechen, der verantwortlich ist?; J. B. Schwartz, Senior → J. B. Schwartz senior

n (Sch) → Oberstufenschüler(in) m(f); (US Univ) → Student(in) m(f) → im 4./letzten Studienjahr; (in club etc) → Senior(in) m(f); he is my senior (in age) → er ist älter als ich; (in rank) → er ist mir übergeordnet; (in length of service) → er ist or arbeitet schon länger hier als ich; he is two years my senior, he is my senior by two years → er ist zwei Jahre älter als ich

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senior:

senior citizen

n → älterer (Mit)bürger, ältere (Mit)bürgerin; senior rail/bus pass → Seniorenpass m

senior common room

n (Brit Univ) → Aufenthaltsraum m → für Dozenten

senior doctor

n → Oberarzt m, → Oberärztin f

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senior:

senior nurse

n → Oberschwester f; (male) → Oberpfleger m

senior partner

n → Seniorpartner(in) m(f)

senior school, (US) senior high school

n → Oberstufe f

senior service

n (Brit) → Kriegsmarine f

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senior [ˈsiːnɪəʳ]

1. adj

a. (in age) → maggiore, più anziano/a
she is 10 years senior to me → ha 10 anni più di me
P. Jones senior → P. Jones senior or padre
senior year (Am) (Univ, Scol) → ultimo anno di studi

b. (of higher rank, employee, officer) → di grado superiore; (partner) → più anziano/a
he holds a senior position in the company → occupa una posizione di responsabilità nell'azienda
he is senior to me in the firm → ha più anzianità di me nella ditta

2. n

a. (in age) → persona più anziana
he is my senior by 2 years → ha 2 anni più di me

b. (Am) (Univ) → studente/essa dell'ultimo anno

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senior

n senior [ˈsiːnjə]

1 (also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers. senior أكبَر، الأكْبَر، الأقْدَم старши starší ældre end; senior- der Senior, der Ältere μεγαλύτερος, αρχαιότερος, ανώτερος (σε βαθμίδα) mayor vanem, vanem- بزرگتر؛مافوق vanhempi aîné; supérieur בָּכִיר वरिष्ठ stariji, pretpostavljeni, starješina idősebb; rangidős keadaan lebih tua eldri maður; e-r sem er hærri að tign/eldri í hettunni í starfi più vecchio; superiore 年長者 손위의 vyresnis, vyresnysis seniors; vecākais; vecāks senior senior; ouder starszy mais velho vârstnic; supe­rior старший starší starejši stariji äldre, överordnad แก่ปีกว่าหรือยศสูงกว่า kıdemli, üst rütbeli 年長的, 地位較高的 старший عمر یا عہدے میں بڑا người lớn tuổi hơn, người chức cao hơn 年长的, 资格较老的

2 (American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school. seniorstudent طالب في السَّنَةِ الأخيرَه студент от горен курс student v posledním ročníku školy sidsteårsstuderende der Oberstufler τελειόφοιτος estudiante del último curso abiturient دانشجوي سال آخر دانشگاه élève de terminale תַלמִיד הַשָנָה הָאַחֲרוֹנָה कालेज या हाई स्कूल के अंतिम वर्ष का छात्र koji pripada posljednjoj godini studija végzős terakhir (studente dell'ultimo anno) 最上級生 최고 학년의 absolventas, abiturientas izlaiduma klases skolēns; pēdējā kursa students pelajar tahun akhir laatstejaars(student) student i eksamensåret; avgangselev ученик выпускного класса študent v poslednom ročníku, resp. semestri študent zadnjega letnika student završne godine elev (gymnasist) i högsta årskursen, sistaårstudent นักศึกษาปีสุดท้ายในโรงเรียนหรือมหาวิทยาลัย son sınıf öğrencisi (美)大四生，高三生 учень випускного класу; студент останнього курсу ہائی اسکول کے آخری سال کا طالب علم học sinh năm cuối trường trung học hoặc cao đẳng （美）最高年级的，最后一年的

adj

(often abbreviated toSnr, ~SrorSen.when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name John Jones Senior. senior الكَبير: تُشير إلى الأب إذا كان الإبْن يَحْمِل نَفْس الإسم старши starší den ældre; d.æ. senior ο πρεσβύτερος padre seenior پدر vanhempi père הַמבוּגָר समान नाम के व्यक्ति के पिता को प्रदर्शित करने के लिए उपयुक्त stariji, označuje osobu koja je otac osobe koja nosi isto ime idősb, id. tua eldri senior, padre 年長のほうの 아버지 vyresnysis seniors; vecākais orang yang lebih tua pangkatnya yang mempunyai nama yang sama senior den eldre (d.e.) senior sénior senior, tatăl старший starší starejši stariji sr., senior ใช้สำหรับพ่อที่มีชื่อเหมือนกับลูก baba, büyük 父子同名時代表父親，老... -батько ایک ہی نام کے والد کا لقب là bố của người có cùng tên 同名父子中之年长者，老...

n seniˈority [-niˈo-]

the state of being senior The officers sat at the table in order of seniority. senioriteit أقْدَمِيَّه من حَيْث السِّن أو المَنْزِلَه старшинство hodnostní zařazení anciennitet höheres Alter αρχαιότητα (στη βαθμίδα) antigüedad vanemus پيش كسوتي vanhemmuus ancienneté וֶתֶק वरिष्ठता starješinstvo, godine službe rangidősség senioritas hærri aldur/tign anzianità 先任 손위임, 연상, 고참 vyresniškumas vecākums; rangu secīgums umur yang lebih tua anci{#225}{#137}{#225}nniteit ansiennitet starszeństwo antiguidade ierarhie; rang, grad; importanţă старшинство vyšší vek; služobný vek starost, položaj (v hierarhiji) starešinstvo ålder, tjänsteålder ความมีอาวุโสกว่า yaşlılık, büyüklük, kıdemlilik 年資 старшинство عمر یا رتبے میں برتری sự nhiều tuổi hơn, sự cao cấp hơn 职高，资深

senior citizen

a person who has passed retirement age. seniorburger مُواطِن مُتَقاعِد пенсионер starší člověk pensionist der/die Senior(in) συνταξιούχος jubilado, persona de la tercera edad elatanud inimene شهروند سالخورده eläkeläinen personne âgée אֶזרָח וָתִיק वरिष्ठ नागरिक osoba u godinama, umirovljenik nyugdíjas (korú állampolgár) warga lanjut usia eldri borgari pensionato 高令者 노령자 pagyvenęs žmogus pensionārs; pensijas vecuma cilvēks tua bejaarde pensjonist, eldre person emeryt reformado persoană în vârstă пенсионер starší človek upokojenec stariji građani pensionär คนที่อายุเลยเกษียณไปแล้ว yaşlı/ihtiyar kimse 已屆退休年齡的公民 літня людина پینشن یافتہ người già 已届退休年龄的公民

older than but senior to .

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senior → الأعلى مقاماً, صاحب المعاش důchodce, nadřízený ledende, pensionist dienstälter, Rentner πρεσβύτερος, συνταξιούχος pensionado, pensionista, superior eläkeläinen, vanhempi ancien, retraité stariji, umirovljenik pensionato, superiore 先輩の, 年金受給者 연금 수령자, 연상의 gepensioneerde, senior eldre, pensjonist emeryt, starszy aposentado, reformado, sénior, sênior пенсионер, старший äldre, pensionär ผู้รับบำนาญ, ผู้อาวุโส emekli, üst lớn, người hưởng lương hưu 年长的, 退休者