What does “senior” mean?
- 1
adjectivehaving a higher rank or more experience in a job
She is a senior manager at the bank.
- 2
nouna student in the last year of high school or college in the US
My brother is a senior this year.
- 3
nounan older person, usually over 65
The museum offers discounts for seniors.
Senior at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈsinjər/ · SEEN-yer
How to use “senior” correctly
Say “senior to someone”, not “senior than someone”: “She is senior to me.”
Common phrases with “senior”
- senior manager
- senior citizen
- senior year
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- junior
Word family
- seniority
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