senior
An old personAn old person.
» Tom will be a senior next year.
Наступного року Том буде старшокласником. — deniko
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6 senses(US)An old person.
a person who is older than you are
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
He was four years her senior.
ста́ршийstáršij, старшекла́ссникstaršeklássnik, старшеку́рсникstaršekúrsnik
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
(Philippines, US)A final-year student at a high school or university; a finalist.
an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
(obsolete)An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
Examples
228 sentencesTom will be a senior next year.
Наступного року Том буде старшокласником. — deniko
Tom is a high school senior.
ruТом - старшеклассник. — venticello
I know Tom isn't a senior.
I know Tom is a senior.
Tom is a senior in college.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”)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.
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Forms
plural: seniorsSynonyms
26 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
28 related wordsCollocations
7 patterns- senior citizens
- senior at harvard
- is a senior
- high school senior
- a senior at
- a senior citizen
- school senior
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.