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senior

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adjective

older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): Compare junior ( def 1 ).
I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please.
I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr.
of earlier appointment or admission, as to an office, status, or rank:
a senior partner.
of higher or the highest rank or standing.
(in American schools, colleges, and universities) of or relating to students in their final year or to their class.
(in certain American colleges and universities) of or relating to the final two years of education, during which a student specializes in a certain field of study.
of, for, or pertaining to a senior citizen or senior citizens as a group:
senior discounts on local bus fares.
of earlier date; prior to:
His appointment is senior to mine by a year.
Finance. having a claim on payments, assets, dividends, or the like prior to other creditors, mortgages, stockholders, etc.

noun

a person who is older than another.
a person of higher rank or standing than another, especially by virtue of longer service.
(in the U.S.) a student in the final year at a high school, preparatory school, college, or university.
a fellow holding senior rank in a college at an English university.
a senior citizen.
(initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 14 through 17 years of age.

senior

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adjective

higher in rank or length of service
older in years
senior citizens
of or relating to adulthood, maturity, or old age
senior privileges
education
1. of, relating to, or designating more advanced or older pupils
2. of or relating to a secondary school
of, relating to, or designating students in the fourth and final year at college

noun

a senior person
an elderly person
1. a senior pupil, student, etc
2. a fellow of senior rank in an English university

Senior

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adjective

being the older: used to distinguish the father from the son with the same first name or names AbbreviationSrSen
Charles Parker, Senior

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Word History and Origins

Origin of senior¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to sen ( ex ) old, old man + -ior comparative adj. suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of senior¹

C14: from Latin: older, from senex old

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Michael Lewis, a senior paramedic for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, was called after Elise was found unresponsive.

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A centre-back turned forward, he was only 15 when he made his senior debut with Liniers, scoring in his very first game.

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And senior Labour folk too are cranking up the gloom in the conversations I have with them.

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Edward Carr, senior scientist and director of the Stockholm Environment Institute’s center in the U.S., said the report’s cancellation is “another effort to erase the evidence on which serious policy debate can be constructed.”

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The Washington Post reported on April 10 that Trump had crossed "the Rubicon" when he ordered federal investigations of two senior executives from his first administration.

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