English Explanatory Dictionary

senior

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Older.
  2. Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
  3. Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
  4. Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.
  5. Synonym of elder.
noun
  1. An old person.
  2. Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
  3. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
  4. An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
  5. Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
  6. A final-year student at a high school or university; a finalist.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈsinjɚ/ /ˈsiːnjə(r)/ en-US senior.ogg

Word forms

senior more senior most senior seniour seniors Sinyard

Etymology

From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.

Synonyms

long in the tooth on in years masters veteran geriatric elder senior citizen ager antique badge-cove cheeser coffin dodger crinkly eld elderly genarian geezer grayhead greyhead hoarhead mzee old no spring chicken old timer old-timer oldtimer older adult oldie oldster senior silver top twirly weazen wrinkly

Antonyms

junior

Related words

senile senate sir

Derived words

nonsenior senior bond senior captain senior chief petty officer senior chief warrant officer senior college senior colonel Senior Counsel senior high senior higher senior high school seniorhood senior hurling senior infant senioritis seniority seniorize senior lecturer seniorlike seniorly senior moment seniormost seniorness senior note senior patrol leader seniorpreneur senior researcher senior school seniorship senior ship of the line captain senior ship-of-the-line captain senior slide senior status senior synonym senior theater senior vice president senior warrant officer subsenior supersenior Senior-Løken syndrome
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