senior

Adjective
  1. Older;
    Higher in rank;
    Longer in length of tenure or service (synset 302107054)
    "senior officer"
    also: old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
    tells us about: higher rank, higher status, senior status, seniority - higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
    similar to:
    • elder, older, sr. - used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
    • major - of the elder of two boys with the same family name
    • precedential - having precedence (especially because of longer service)
    • higher-ranking, ranking, superior - having a higher rank
  2. Used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college (synset 301017278)
    "the senior prom"
    similar to: last - coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
    same as: fourth-year
  3. Advanced in years;
    (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) (synset 301648667)
    "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
    similar to: old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
    same as: aged, elderly, older
Noun
  1. An undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation (synset 110598514)
    is a type of: undergrad, undergraduate - a university student who has not yet received a first degree
  2. A person who is older than you are (synset 110068026)
    is a type of: adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
    subtypes:
    • dean, doyen - a man who is the senior member of a group
    • doyenne - a woman who is the senior member of a group
    same as: elder

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