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

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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. Amy Searight:

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2. Roger Byron:

   American Atheists Oklahoma State Director Tim Ward said in a statement. Roger Byron, senior counsel toFirst Liberty Institute -- the group that successfullydefendedthe Bladensburg Peace Cross at the Supreme Court -- disagrees. SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY IN GOD WE TRUST, UNDER TERMS OF NEW LAW Despite the claims of the perpetually offended, there are few things in our country today more unifying across the cultural and political spectrum than our national motto.

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   It's a terror weapon that I think the Russians, in my view, have employed. And they've done so to very good effect because it's caused a great deal of worry and fear among the US diplomatic community. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The majority of senior US government officials, including the intelligence community, believe it's the Russians.

4. Hogan Gidley:

   We made some adjustments to senior staff salaries several months ago because we wanted to put those resources into people in Iowa.

5. John Ratcliffe:

   Trump said, using the initials for Director of National Intelligence. Facts First: It's false to suggest that Russia wants Trump to lose. In fact, senior US intelligence officials announced months ago that Russia is actively meddling in the election to hurt Biden. The top US intelligence official for election security, William Evanina, announced in August that the Russian government is interfering in the 2020 election to hurt Biden's candidacy, primarily by spreading disinformation about alleged.

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