Senior
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senior¹
- /ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈsinjɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more senior · most senior · seniour
- Older. senior citizen
- Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior. senior member; senior counsel
- Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
- Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience. senior hockey
- Synonym of elder. It is unusual for the senior hand to leave even one of the five cards to which he is entitled. It indicated an unusually strong hand.
Similar: long in the tooth, on in years, masters, veteran
noun seniors · seniour
- An old person. Grave and reverend seniors seemed to have caught the prevailing spirit as badly as the students, and I saw white-bearded men rising and shaking their fists at the obdurate Professor.
- 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. Then Peter full of the holy gooſt ſayd vnto them. Ye ruelars of the people / and ſeniours of iſrahel[…].
- Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
- A final-year student at a high school or university; a finalist.
Senior²
proper noun Sinyard
- A surname.
