Definitions for Senior
ˈsin yərSe·nior

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. senior(noun)

   an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

2. elder, senior(adj)

   a person who is older than you are

3. senior(adj)

   older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

   "senior officer"

4. senior(a), fourth-year(adj)

   used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college

   "the senior prom"

5. aged, elderly, older, senior(adj)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. senior(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.

2. senior(Noun)

   An elder or presbyter in the early Church.

   Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.

3. senior(Noun)

   Someone older than someone else (with possessive).

   He was four years her senior.

   Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.

4. senior(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.

5. senior(Adjective)

   Older; superior

   Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.

6. senior(Adjective)

   Higher in rank within a publicly traded company or other organization.

   Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.

7. senior(Adjective)

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

   Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Senior(adj)

   more advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel

   Etymology: [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]

2. Senior(adj)

   belonging to the final year of the regular course in American colleges, or in professional schools

   Etymology: [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]

3. Senior(noun)

   a person who is older than another; one more advanced in life

   Etymology: [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]

4. Senior(noun)

   one older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade

   Etymology: [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]

5. Senior(noun)

   an aged person; an older

   Etymology: [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]

6. Senior(noun)

   one in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course at an American college; -- originally called senior sophister; also, one in the last year of the course at a professional schools or at a seminary

   Etymology: [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Senior

   sēn′yor, adj. elder: older in office.—n. one older than another, the elder of two persons in one family bearing the same name: one older in office: an aged person: one of the older fellows of a college, a student in the fourth year of the curriculum.—v.i. Sē′niorise, to lord it over.—n. Sēnior′ity, priority of birth, or of service: a body of seniors—also Sē′niory (Shak.). [L., comp. of senex.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Senior' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1210

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Senior' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2195

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Senior' in Adjectives Frequency: #150

Anagrams for Senior »

1. Nosier

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Senior in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Senior in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Senior in a Sentence

1. Sean Ryan:

   Al Umarayn had given indications of posing an imminent threat to coalition forces, and Al Umarayn was involved in the killing of American citizen and former US Army Ranger Peter Kassig, al Umarayn has been linked to and directly involved with executing several other prisoners as a senior ISIS member.

2. Steve Warren:

   He was one of the most senior and experienced members of ISIL's financial network, and he was a legacy al Qaeda member.

3. Pablo Escobar:

   Haji Bashir Noorzai, currently serving a life sentence in the United States, for all the Americans was possible. Instead, Bergdahl was traded for five senior Taliban leaders who had been serving indefinite sentences at the U.S. military’s prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a deal he said had been rejected by senior U.S. officials years ago. My team had a difficult mission and I used all legal means available to recover the hostages. You, the Congress, were my last resort, i am before you because I did my duty and you need to ensure all in uniform can go on doing their duty without fear of reprisal. He said he is being retaliated against because the FBI and others were angry when Duncan Hunter revealed the Defense Department had tried to pay a ransom for Bergdahl, which is against U.S. law. Jason Amerine said Jason Amerine drew their ire when Duncan Hunter submitted a complaint to the Inspector General alleging an.

4. Donald Trump:

   GeneralJohn Kellymay be trying to institute military-style discipline in the West Wing, but that has n’t put a stop to the civil war happening over President Donald Trump’s National Security Council. If anything, the dawning of the John Kelly era may have accelerated that war. The national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, has removed three NSC aides loyal to Trump aideSteve Bannonin the last three weeks. Bannon allies inside and outside the administration have fired back, starting rumors that McMaster is on his way out the door and documenting the Army general’s deviations from President Donald Trump. The latest move against Bannonites came Wednesday when McMaster fired the NSC’s senior director for intelligence, Ezra Cohen-Watnick. McMaster’s previous attempt to remove Ezra Cohen-Watnick from the staff had been blocked by Bannon and President Donald Trump himself. … Meanwhile, Bannon’s allies outside White House are trying to put the squeeze on McMaster. On Wednesday, radio hostLaura Ingrahamtweeteda months-old article from theNew York Timesabout McMaster’s ‘ break with the administration on Islam. ’.

5. Caroline Casagrande:

   There's most certainly politics involved there, and that's political issues domestically, as well as senior politics between the Caroline Casagrande and China.

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