seniority
seniority

senior


Definition: Meaning of, senior in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsiːnɪə;ˈsiːnjə /

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  1. having a higher position, level, or rank [↪  junior]
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  2. [only before noun] British English a senior competition is for older people or for people at a more advanced level
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senior seniors
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  1. American English a student in their last year of HIGH SCHOOL or university [↪  freshman, junior, sophomore]
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  2. especially American English a SENIOR CITIZEN
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  3. be two/five/ten etc years somebody's senior to be two, five, ten etc years older than someone
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  4. British English an adult or a person who has reached an advanced level in a particular sport [↪  junior]
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Senior


Definition: Meaning of, Senior in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsiːnjə /

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  1. used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son
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Senior used in phrases

  • senior chief petty officer (noun)
    1. a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
  • senior citizen (noun)
    1. someone who is over 60 years old or who is RETIRED
  • senior class (noun)
    1. final grade or class in high school or college
  • senior high (noun)
    1. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
  • senior high school (noun)
    1. HIGH SCHOOL [↪  junior high school]
  • senior lecturer (noun)
    1. a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor
  • senior master sergeant (noun)
    1. a senior noncommissioned officer in the Air Force with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
  • senior moment (noun)
    1. especially in older people a momentary lapse of memory
  • senior pilot (noun)
    1. the pilot in charge of an airship
  • senior school (noun)
    1. a SECONDARY SCHOOL
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