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. Cameron Crowe:

   I never graduated traditionally, so the idea was that I could go back and have the senior year that I didn't have and write about it what it is to be a high school student.

2. Mujtaba Rahman:

   It's not going well... What is going to happen if there is no agreement is that Senior EU officials will have to impose tax and quotas on a certain number of British products.

3. Chris Christie:

   I've made it very clear to everybody on my senior staff that if anyone had any knowledge about this that they needed to come forward to me and tell me about it, and they've all assured me that they don't.

4. Elliott Suthers:

   Whitman said in a statement. Although Whitman is one of the most prominent executives in Silicon Valley, with a career that spans startups and older businesses, she is not a household name in California, despite her run for governor, said Elliott Suthers, senior vice president with Grayling public communications and communications and media adviser for the McCain/Palin 2008 presidential campaign. To run against a relatively popular incumbent like [ Sen. Dianne Feinstein ] she ’d need to spend record amounts to get within striking distance, outside of Silicon Valley, she’s still a largely unknown quantity. Voters have a pretty short memory and her positions have undoubtedly shifted since 2010.

5. Perry Stimpson:

   My dismissal has been a very public affair, senior management -- responsible for a lack of controls -- have been afforded complete anonymity. I would see that as unfair.

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