senior

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 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 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