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   senior

   /ˈsiːnɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. of or for older or more experienced people: "senior citizens" Similar oldereldermore grown upOpposite junioryounger
   • ▪ for or denoting schoolchildren above a certain age, typically 11: British "the senior girls play badminton while the others play hockey"
   • ▪ of or for the final year at a university or high school. US
   • ▪ relating to or denoting competitors of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport: "McCluskey made an instant impact on his senior debut"
   • ▪ (in names) denoting the elder of two who have the same name in a family, especially a father as distinct from his son: "Henry James senior" Similar the EldermajorI(the First)
   • 2. high or higher in rank or status: "he is a senior Finance Ministry official" Similar higher-rankinghighest-rankinghigh-rankingsuperiortopchiefmore/most importanthigh-statusrankingOpposite juniorsubordinate

   noun

   • 1. a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else: "she was only two years his senior"
   • ▪ an elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner: "the price is £7 for adults and £3.50 for seniors"
   • ▪ a student in one of the higher forms of a senior school: "among the pupils was a senior, a boy of about seventeen"
   • ▪ a competitor of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport: "at fourteen you move up to the seniors"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.

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