senior

(sēn'yər)
adj.

1. (Abbr. Sr.) Of or being the older of two, especially the older of two persons having the same name, as father and son.
2. Of or relating to senior citizens. See Usage Note at old.
3. 1. Being in a position, rank, or grade above others of the same set or class: a senior officer; the senior ship in the battle group.
   2. Having precedence in making certain decisions.
4. Of or relating to the fourth and last year of high school or college: our senior class.

n.

1. 1. A person who is older than another: She is eight years my senior.
   2. A senior citizen.
2. 1. One that is of a higher position, rank, or grade than another in the same set or class.
   2. A student in the fourth year of high school or college.

[Middle English, from Latin, comparative of senex, old.]

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adjective

1. Of greater age than another: elder, older. See youth/age/maturity.
2. Far along in life or time: advanced, aged, elderly, old. Idioms: gettingalongonin years. See new/old.
3. Being at a rank above another: higher, superior. See over/under.

noun

1. A person who is older than another: elder. See youth/age/maturity.
2. An elderly person: ancient, elder, golden ager, senior citizen. Informal oldster, old-timer. See youth/age/maturity.
3. One who stands above another in rank: better¹, elder, superior. Informal higher-up. See over/under.

adj

Definition: older or of higher rank
Antonyms: behind, inferior, junior, younger

n

Definition: older person
Antonyms: inferior, junior, younger

IN BRIEF: An older person; someone who has a higher rank than her peers.

I'm still making movies, and I'm a senior citizen, so I can see myself at half price. — George Burns (1896-1996), U.S. comedian

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - senior, ældre, overordnet
n. - senior, person som er ældre, overordnet, studerende på sidste år

idioms:

• senior citizen    pensionist
• senior partner    ældre kompagnon

Nederlands (Dutch)
senior, oudere, oudgediende, laatstejaars, ouder, hoger in rang

Français (French)
adj. - plus âgé, plus ancien, plus haut placé, prédominant, supérieur
n. - aîné, supérieur, (GB, École) élève dans les grandes classes, (US, École) élève de terminale, (US, Univ) étudiant de licence, (Sport) senior

idioms:

• senior citizen    personne du troisième âge
• senior partner    associé principal

Deutsch (German)
n. - Älterer, Vorgesetzter, Examenskandidat
adj. - senior, älter, höher, leitend

idioms:

• senior citizen    Senior
• senior partner    Seniorpartner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρεσβύτερος, αρχαιότερος, (ΗΠΑ) μαθητής/φοιτητής του τελευταίου έτους
adj. - γηραιότερος, πρεσβύτερος, αρχαιότερος, ανώτερος, (για φοιτητές) του τελευταίου έτους

idioms:

• senior citizen    συνταξιούχος
• senior partner    διευθύνων σύμβουλος (εταιρίας)

Italiano (Italian)
senior, dell'ultimo anno, più vecchio

idioms:

• senior citizen    persona anziana
• senior partner    socio dirigente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - decano (m), veterano (m)
adj. - sênior

idioms:

• senior citizen    aposentado
• senior partner    sócio sênior

Русский (Russian)
старший, вышестоящий, студент последнего курса

idioms:

• senior citizen    пожилой человек
• senior partner    старший партнер

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mayor, miembro más antiguo, socio principal o mayoritario, estudiante de último año, padre, superior, más antiguo, senior
n. - anciano, el que tiene más edad o es más antiguo que otro, estudiante de último año

idioms:

• senior citizen    jubilado, persona mayor
• senior partner    socio mayoritario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - senior, person som är äldre, äldre medlem, elev i sista årskursen
adj. - äldre, den äldre, senior-, överordnad, tidigare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
年长的, 地位较高的, 资格较老的, 较年长者, 上司, 前辈, 学长

idioms:

• senior citizen    老年人, 退休老人
• senior partner    大股东, 主要合伙人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 年長的, 地位較高的, 資格較老的
n. - 較年長者, 上司, 前輩, 學長

idioms:

• senior citizen    老年人, 退休老人
• senior partner    大股東, 主要合夥人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 손위인, (~보다) 앞서는, 선배의
n. - 연장자, (대학의) 상위 특별 연구원, 선임자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 年上の, 先任の, 以前の, 本家の
n. - 年長者, 先任者, 先輩, 上級者

idioms:

• senior citizen    高齢者
• senior partner    長

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألاكبر سنا, ألارشد (صفه) أكبر سنا, أرشد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בכיר, גדול, מבוגר, ותיק, קשיש, שתלמידיו מקבוצות גיל גבוהות יותר (בי"ס), ותיק יותר או בדרגה גבוהה יותר, שהגיע לגמלאות (אזרח)‬
n. - ‮אב, קשיש, אזרח מבוגר, גימלאי‬

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