senior Definition

senior
adj

1. Older than someone.
2. Higher in rank or authority than someone.
3. For or pertaining to schoolchildren over the age of 11.
(N Amer)
4. Referring to final-year college or university students.
5. Older than another person of the same name, especially distinguishing parent from child.

Example: James Smith, Senior
Form: Senior

noun

1. A person who is older or of a higher rank.

Thesaurus: superior, veteran, head, master, founder, dean, chief, oldster (slang), senior citizen, elder, matriarch, patriarch.
2. A pupil in a senior school, or in the senior part of a school.
(N Amer)
3. A final-year student.

Etymology: 15c: Latin, meaning ‘older', comparative of senex old.