of high rank
1 ~ (to sb) high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others:
a senior officer / manager / lecturer * a senior partner in a law firm * a senior post / position * I have ten years' experience at senior management level. * (BrE) Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses. * He is senior to me. * The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present.
in sport
2 [onlybeforenoun] for adults or people at a more advanced level:
to take part in senior competitions * He won the senior men's 400 metres.
father
3 (Senior) (abbreviation Snr., Sr) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to avoid confusion
school / college
4 [onlybeforenoun] (BrE) (of a school or part of a school) for children over the age of 11 or 13
5 [onlybeforenoun] (AmE) connected with the last year in high school or college:
the senior prom
سۆز تۈركۈمى: noun
older person
1 a person who is older than sb else:
She was ten years his senior. * My brother is my senior by two years.
compareJUNIOR
2 (especially AmE) = SENIORCITIZEN
higher rank
3 a person who is higher in rank or status:
She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors.
in sport
4 adults or people who have reached an advanced level:
tennis coaching for juniors and seniors
in school / college
5 (BrE) a child at a senior school; an older child in a school
6 (in the US and some other countries) a student in the last year at a high school or college:
high school seniors
compareSOPHOMORE
