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Senior Older School Noun Bre ˈsiːniə(R ˈsiːniər Ten

Word senior
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsiːniə(r) / NAmE / ˈsiːniər /
Example
  • she was ten years his senior.
  • my brother is my senior by two years.
  • she felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors.
  • tennis coaching for juniors and seniors
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senior

(noun)BrE / ˈsiːniə(r) / NAmE / ˈsiːniər /
  1. a person who is older than somebody else
    • compare junior
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/junior_2
    • She was ten years his senior.
    • My brother is my senior by two years.
    • = senior citizen
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/senior-citizen
  2. a person who is higher in rank or status
    • She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors.
  3. adults or people who have reached an advanced level
    • tennis coaching for juniors and seniors
  4. a child at a senior school; an older child in a school
    • See related entries: People in schools
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/people_in_schools/senior_3
  5. (in the US and some other countries) a student in the last year at a high school or college
    • compare sophomore
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sophomore
    • high school seniors

    Word Origin

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