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senior

/ˈsiːnjə(r)/

noun

Meaning

  • An old person.

  • Someone older than someone else (with possessive).

    "He was four years her senior."

  • Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.

  • An elder or presbyter in the early Church.

  • Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.

  • A final-year student at a high school or university.

Synonyms

senior citizen

adjective

Meaning

  • Older; superior

    "senior citizen"

  • Higher in rank, dignity, or office.

    "senior member; senior counsel"

  • Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.

Synonyms

geriatric,
long in the tooth,
on in years