senior

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsinjɚ/ UK /ˈsiːnjə(r)/ See IPA manual

Freq #2472

Meanings

1

adj
Higher in rank, position, or importance than others.

She was promoted to a senior position in the company.
2

adj
Older, especially being an older adult.

Many cinemas offer cheaper tickets for senior citizens.
3

noun
Someone older than another person, used after a possessive.

He was four years her senior.
4

adj
Relating to the final year of a US high school or college.

In her senior year she applied to several universities.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · older, especially being an... older

4 adj · relating to the final year... fourth-year

More elderly masters veteran

Opposites

junior

Word family

Forms seniors

Derived forms nonseniorseniorhoodsenioritisseniorityseniorizeseniorlikeseniorlyseniormostseniornessseniorpreneurseniorshipsubsenior

Related forms senate senile sir

Appears in

Phrases (4)

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senior officer
an officer of high rank in a military or police organization

Adjective + noun
senior position
a high-ranking job or role in an organisation

Adjective + noun
senior citizen
an older adult, especially in discussions of age-related services or benefits

Adjective + noun
senior thesis
a substantial research paper completed in the final undergraduate year

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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.

senior Middle English

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# senior

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsinjɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsiːnjə(r)/
**Frequency rank:** 2472

## Meanings
1. Higher in rank, position, or importance than others.
2. Older, especially being an older adult.
3. Someone older than another person, used after a possessive.
4. Relating to the final year of a US high school or college.

## Examples
- She was promoted to a senior position in the company.
- Many cinemas offer cheaper tickets for senior citizens.
- He was four years her senior.
- In her senior year she applied to several universities.

## Synonyms
- elderly
- masters
- veteran

## Antonyms
- junior

## Derived Forms
- nonsenior
- seniorhood
- senioritis
- seniority
- seniorize
- seniorlike
- seniorly
- seniormost
- seniorness
- seniorpreneur
- seniorship
- subsenior

## Related Forms
- senate
- senile
- sir

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: senior

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Senior is 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. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English senior, Latin senior. In current use it includes senses such as Higher in rank, position, or importance than others and Older, especially being an older adult.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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