Definitions for Senior
ˈsin yərse·nior

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

1. seniornoun

   an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

2. elder, senioradjective

   a person who is older than you are

3. senioradjective

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

   "senior officer"

4. senior(a), fourth-yearadjective

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

   "the senior prom"

5. aged, elderly, older, senioradjective

   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. seniornoun

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

2. seniornoun

   An elder or presbyter in the early Church.

3. seniornoun

   Someone older than someone else (with possessive).

   He was four years her senior.

4. seniornoun

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

5. senioradjective

   Older; superior

6. senioradjective

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

7. senioradjective

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

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SENIORnoun

   Etymology: senior, Latin.

   1. One older than another; one who on account of longer time has some superiority.

   How can you admit your seniors to the examination or allowing of them, not only being inferior in office and calling, but in gifts also? John Whitgift.

   2. An aged person.

   A senior of the place replies,
   Well read, and curious of antiquities. Dryden.

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

1. Senioradjective

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

2. Senioradjective

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

3. Seniornoun

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

4. Seniornoun

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

5. Seniornoun

   an aged person; an older

6. Seniornoun

   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

7. 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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Undergraduate

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. rosine

2. soneri

How to pronounce Senior?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Loren Lighthall:

   The senior class is pretty exceptional.

2. Jen Psaki:

   On Wednesday, in coordination with senior leadership at the White House and the medical team, I made the decision not to travel on the foreign trip with the President due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19, since then, I have quarantined and tested negative( via PCR) for COVID on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. However, today, I tested positive for COVID.

3. Ritchie Torres:

   A permanent child tax credit would be to families with children what social security has long been to senior citizens: a critical safety net that affords the most vulnerable among us a fighting chance at a decent and dignified life.

4. Atif Abdulmalik:

   This transaction represents Arcapita's fifth successful exit in the senior living sector, which continues to benefit from favourable long-term fundamentals, we are pleased with the profitable outcome of this investment.

5. Governor Ivey:

   Even after listening to the tape, I sincerely do not recall either the skit, which evidently occurred at a Baptist Student Union party, or the interview Baptist Student Union, both which occurred 52 years ago. Even though Ben LaRavia is the one on tape remembering the skit -- and I still don't recall ever dressing up in overalls or in blackface -- I will not deny what is the obvious, as such, I fully acknowledge -- with genuine remorse -- my participation in a skit like that back when I was a senior in college.

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