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

Adjective

1. higher in rank or length of service

2. older in years: senior citizens

3. Education of or designating more advanced or older pupils or students

Noun

a senior person [Latin: older]

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Senior

Adjective

Chiefly US being older than someone of the same name: Joe Yule Senior

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 << OPPOSITE subordinate

adjective 2. the elder, major Brit. << OPPOSITE junior

Translations

senior [ˈsiːnɪəʳ] adj (= older) → mayor, más viejo: (on staff) → más antiguo (= of higher rank); superior

n → mayor m;

P. Jones senior → P. Jones padre

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senior [ˈsiːnɪəʳ] adj (= older) → aîné(e) → plus âgé(e) (= high-ranking); de haut niveau (= of higher rank);

to be senior to sb → être le supérieur de qn n (= older);

she is 15 years his senior → elle est son aînée de 15 ans, elle est plus âgée que lui de 15 ans;

(in service) → personne f qui a plus d'ancienneté;

P. Jones senior → P. Jones père

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senior [ˈsiːnɪəʳ] adj (staff, manager) → leitend;

(officer) → höher;

(post, position) → leitend

n (Scol);

the seniors → die Oberstufenschüler pl;

to be senior to sb → jdm übergeordnet sein;

she is 15 years his senior → sie ist 15 Jahre älter als er;

P. Jones senior → P. Jones senior

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senior [ˈsiːnɪəʳ] adj (= older) → più vecchio/a (= of higher rank); di grado più elevato

n → persona più anziana;

(in service) → persona con maggiore anzianità;

P. Jones senior → P. Jones senior, P. Jones padre

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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 연장자, 상관; 연장의 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, 資格較老的 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 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）最高年級的，最后一年的 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 (동명의 부자를 구별하기 위해) 아버지인 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 同名父子中之年長者，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 연상, 연장, 선임 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 職高，資深 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, de la persona 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 (퇴직) 정년이 지난 사람 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 .