Senior

Definition: Senior

Senior

Adjective

1. Older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer".

2. Used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom".

3. Advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen".

Noun

1. An undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation.

2. A person who is older than you are.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "senior" was first used: 1287. (references)

Business

Economics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Senior

Age

Older, elder, eldest; senior; firstborn.

Friend

Shopmate, fellow-worker, shipmate, messmate; fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion; copartner, partner, senior partner, junior partner.

Learner

Schoolboy; fresh, freshman, frosh; junior soph, junior; senior soph, senior; sophister, sophomore; questionist.

Master

Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss,Noun: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader; (director); boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance.

Crosswords: Senior

Czech (senior, sr), German (boss, old boy, senior, senior citizen, senior player), Latin (elder, elderly, elderly man, lord, older, senior, sire), Portuguese (elder, senior), Romanian (Lord, major, nobleman, senior), Serbo-Croatian (senior), Swedish (senior).

I don't hit senior citizens (Enemy of the State; writing credit: David Marconi)

Hey, I guess they're right: senior citizens; although slow and dangerous behind the wheel--can still serve a purpose (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin)

Is there a senior bridal suite (Lost in America; writing credit: Albert Brooks; Monica Mcgowan Johnson)

Ash! When Dallas and Kane are off the ship, I'm Senior Officer (Alien; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett)

Then why are you repeating your senior year (The Faculty; writing credit: David Wechter; Bruce Kimmel)

We were dancin' and romancin' at the Senior Prom (The Dean And I; performing artist: 10CC)

Senior citizens (Nights In White Satin; performing artist: The Moody Blues)

You are an engineer if you did the sound system for your senior prom. (references; author: unknown)

Senior Year (1974)

New American Heroes: The 1999 Senior Olympics (2000)

Senior Trip (1995)

Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes: Fitness for Senior Citizens (1986)

Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend (1985)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Capital Senior Living Corpn: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Senior Housing Property Trust: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Senior PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Diversified Senior Services, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• The 100 Greatest Stars of All Time: Editor, Alison Gwinn ; Senior Writer, Ty Burr (reference)

• Goals Bingo: A Program for Middle Junior HS Senior HS for Setting and Accomplishing Goals (reference)

• Senior Actuary (Passbooks for Career Opportunities) (reference)

• The Devil's Adjutant: Jochen Peiper, Panzer Leader: The Story of One of Himmler's Former Adjutants and the Battle Which Brought This Senior Command (reference)

• The Senior Golfer's Answer Book: Happier, Healthier Golf for the Middle-Aged Player and Beyond (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Elis Senior Housing Report (reference)

• High School Writer - Senior High Ed (reference)

• Saskatchewan Senior (reference)

• Senior Bulletin (reference)

• Senior Care Acquisition Report (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• National Lampoon's Senior Trip (reference)

• Play Senior Golf (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Felicity: Senior Year [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

• Senior Year (Music From The PBS Series) [SOUNDTRACK] [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

• Pregnant with the Senior Class (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown is the senior staff of the office field investigation of cancer, PHS. Included is (l-r) Floyd Turner, Howard Andervont, Egon Lorens, Thomas White, Murray Shear, Jonathan Hartwell, Joseph Leiter and Harold Stewart in the summer of 1937. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

6 women and 1 man are gathered around the Rockville Senior Center Sign. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

James Ferguson Senior Assistant under Ferdinand Hassler Became lifelong enemy of Alexander Dallas Bache. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Senior Survey Tech Paul McAnally enters the water to assist with tide gauge installation. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

RAINIER Field Operations Officer, Lt. E. J. Van Den Ameele, works with Senior Survey Tech Winli Lin leveling the tide gauge while Survey Tech Nicole Stagner holds the level rod. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Senior Airman Adam Weingarten.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lock, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and Senior Airman Efrain Lopez, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March AFB, Calif., walk off the flight line after a day of photogrpahing the Keen Sword 03 exercise in Tsuki.

Senior congural dining at the Nevada City, CA., senior apartments. Credit: USDA.

Meaford Barbell director of the LOCA Senior Center in Calif. Credit: USDA.

High school senior Danielle Spearman counts blood platelets at the ARS Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

The discharge planner also knows about senior centers, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and other long-term care services. (references)

Senior management must use available noise controls, purchase quieter equipment, and incorporate noise reduction in planning new facilities. (references)

We anticipate particular interest from providers of services to the older people including area agencies on aging, senior centers, and nursing homes. (references)

Business

There is respect for older and more senior members of a group. (references)

Zhao Ziyang, a former senior party leader, remains under a form of house arrest. (references)

Work safety issues have, however, attracted the attention of senior government leaders. (references)

Children

South Africa

In July a senior police officer reported to a parliamentary committee that there was a significant increase in reports of child abuse. (references)

Taiwan

In 2000 a senior member of a Buddhist academy was charged with sexually assaulting several novice monks who were children; at year's end the case was still pending. (references)

Iraq

Senior military officers who supervised the course noted that the children held up under the "physical and psychological strain" of training that lasted for as long as 14 hours each day. (references)

Civil Liberties

Nicaragua

Catholic Church leaders routinely meet with senior government officials. (references)

Bhutan

Its board consists of a mix of senior civil servants and private individuals. (references)

Guinea

Some tracts support the Government, while others specifically criticize senior officials. (references)

Economic History

Burkina Faso

Sangoule Lamizana at the head of a government of senior army officers. (references)

Ghana

Those continuing move into the 3-year senior secondary school program. (references)

Colombia

However, senior officials have reiterated their commitment to privatization. (references)

Human Rights

Togo

Judges or senior police officials issue warrants. (references)

Netherlands

Arrests must be ordered by a prosecutor or senior police officer. (references)

Congo

This status also is vested in senior officers of the security services. (references)

Indigenous People

Jordan

They are represented disproportionately in senior military, security, and civil service jobs. (references)

Minorities

Azerbaijan

A senior government official is responsible for minority policy. (references)

Philippines

Muslims continue to be underrepresented in senior civilian and military positions. (references)

Political Economy

Australia

Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal Party is the senior partner in the coalition. (references)

China

Party members hold most senior government positions at all levels of administration. (references)

Singapore

In December Chee retracted his apology and countersued the Senior Minister for defamation. (references)

Political Rights

Chad

Few women hold senior leadership positions. (references)

Mauritania

In addition four women serve as senior advisors to ministers. (references)

Hong Kong

Minorities are also represented in senior civil service positions. (references)

Trade

Pakistan

The office includes a Senior Commercial Officer and two (2) Commercial Specialists. (references)

Brazil

Senior Brazilian officials have stated to embassy officers since late 1999 that such requirements currently do not exist. (references)

Ecuador

The AGD is the only deposit insurance scheme in place, and small depositors become senior creditors in the event of liquidation. (references)

Travel

Eq. Guinea

In practice, senior officials are rarely available before 9:00. (references)

Sweden

Business is conducted during the vacation periods, but the senior management is often not available. (references)

Bahamas

Bahamians at the middle levels of business or Government must often gain final approval from more senior officials. (references)

Women

Papua New Guinea

Some women have achieved senior positions in business, the professions, and civil service. (references)

Qatar

Many serve as senior professionals in government service, education, health, and private business. (references)

Ireland

Women held 43 percent of public sector jobs but were underrepresented in senior management positions. (references)

Worker Rights

Syria

The GFTU president is a senior member of the Ba'th Party. (references)

Paraguay

Senior Labor Ministry officials are available to mediate disputes. (references)

Trinidad and Tobago

When necessary the conciliation service also determines which unions should have senior status. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "senior": be one's senior ♦ be senior to smb. ♦ john smith senior ♦ lieutenant senior grade ♦ senior accountant ♦ senior administrative offocer ♦ senior aircraftman ♦ Senior Aircraftsman ♦ senior airman ♦ senior army officer ♦ senior assistant master ♦ senior bit ♦ Senior Chief Petty Officer ♦ senior citizen ♦ senior citizens ♦ senior citizen's pass ♦ senior class ♦ senior clerical officer ♦ senior college ♦ senior commercial pilot ♦ senior common room ♦ senior consultant ♦ senior debt ♦ senior enrolled nurse ♦ senior high ♦ senior high school ♦ senior high school student ♦ senior high school teacher ♦ senior juryman ♦ senior lecturer ♦ senior management ♦ senior master sergeant ♦ senior officer ♦ senior official ♦ senior partner ♦ senior person ♦ senior pilot ♦ senior player ♦ senior primary school teacher ♦ senior safety delagate ♦ senior school ♦ senior share ♦ senior sophister ♦ senior staff officer ♦ senior status ♦ senior traffic officer ♦ senior vice president ♦ senior year ♦ the senior class ♦ the senior officer ♦ the senior partner ♦ the senior service. Additional references.

Beginning with "senior": senior-junior, senior-level, senior-manager, senior-most, senior-secondary.

Ending with "senior": inter-senior, mid-to-senior, more-senior, semi-senior.

Albanian

njeri më i moshuar, njeri i moshuar (oldster), më i moshuar. (various references)

Arabic 

‏كبير في السن (aged), ‏كبير (big, bulky, considerable, enormous, extent, formidable, full grown, grand, great, huge, immense, king size, large, magnificent, major, massive, massy, sizable, sweeping, tremendous, vast, voluminous, whacking, whopping), ‏الأعلى مقاما, ‏الأرشد, ‏الأ كبر (greater), ‏أكبر سنا (elder). (various references)

Bulgarian 

старши (doyen, elder, head, headman, major, premier, ranking, superior). (various references)

Chinese 

资深, 年長 , 伯 (eldest of brothers, father's elder brother, paternal elder uncle, respectful form of address), 前輩 (older generation). (various references)

Czech

starší (above an age, advanced in years, elder, elderly, sr), senior (sr), vyšší (higher, superior, upper), nadřízený (higher, superior). (various references)

Danish

seniorbillet (senior citizen's pass), senior raadgivende gruppe (Senior Advisory Group), Sekretariatsoverassistent (Senior Secretarial Assistant), pensionistkort (senior citizen's reduced-rate travel card), dommer,der er placeret umiddelbart over den refererende dommer i rangfølgen (judge immediately senior to the Judge-Rapporteur), fællestillidsmand (convener, convenor, senior shop steward), Gruppe af Højtstående Embedsmænd vedrørende Datakommunikation mellem Medlemsstaternes Myndigheder (Senior National Officials Group on the Introduction of Telematics in Administrations, Telematics in Administrations Group), hoejere klasser (senior classes), Jean Monnet-stipendium til forskere (Jean Monnet scholarship for senior researcher), B-aktie (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), officersmesse (NCO mess, non commissioned officers's mess, senior rates mess, senior ratings mess), underofficer (noncom, non-commissioned officer), præferenceaktie (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), privilegeret gæld (preferential claim, senior debt), teknisk drøftelse blandt højstående embedsmænd (meeting of senior officials on specialized subjects), lektor (associate professor, senior lecturer). (various references)

Dutch

syndicale hoofdafgevaardigde (convener, convenor, senior shop steward), soldaat 1ste klasse (Airman, Leading Aircraftsman, Senior Aircraftsman), seniorenpas (senior citizen's pass), seniorenkaart (senior citizen's reduced-rate travel card), Secretariaatsassistent (Senior Secretarial Assistant), bejaardenpas (senior citizen's pass), hoofdambtenaar (senior civil servant), hoofdadviesgroep (Senior Advisory Group), hogere klassen (senior classes), eerste meester-chef (Senior Chief Petty Officer), deskundigenoverleg van topambtenaren (meeting of senior officials on specialized subjects), Comité van Hoge Ambtenaren (Committee of Senior Officials), CHA (Committee of Senior Officials), hoofdgedelegeerde (convener, convenor, senior shop steward), bevoorrechte schuldeiser (preferential claim, preferential debt, senior debt), kader (cadre, frame, framework), bejaardenalarmering (senior citizens alarm system), adjudant-onderofficier (Master Sergeant, Senior Chief Petty Officer, Senior Master Sergeant, Warrant Officer II), bovenbouw (permanent way, road pavement, senior high school, side frame, superstructure, upper forms, upper grades, upper school), hoofd-syndicale afgevaardigde (convener, convenor, senior shop steward), adjudant (adjutant, aide-de-camp), Jean Monnet-beurs voor gekwalificeerde onderzoeker (Jean Monnet scholarship for senior researcher), voorzitter van het bestuur van de bedrijfsledengroep (convener, convenor, senior shop steward), mess voor onderofficieren (NCO mess, non commissioned officers's mess, senior rates mess, senior ratings mess), middelbaar dienstverlenings-en gezondheidszorg onderwijs (senior secondary vocational course-social services and health care), Middelbaar middenstandsonderwijs (senior secondary tradespeople's education), onderofficier (noncom, non-commissioned officer), oudste adviesgroep (Senior Advisory Group), preferent aandeel (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), prioriteitsaandeel (preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), rechter met de onmiddellijk hogere anciënniteit (judge immediately senior to the Judge-Rapporteur), voorzitter van de bedrijfsledengroep (convener, convenor, senior shop steward), hoofdvakbondsafgevaardigde (convener, convenor, senior shop steward). (various references)

Farsi 

مهتر (Groom, Groomsman), قدیمی (Ancient, Archaic, Bygone, Old, Olden, Outdated, Timeworn), ارشد (Classy, Commander, Elder, Eldest, Major, Superior), بزرگتر (Elder, Headman, Major, Paramount), بالاتر (About, Above, Superior, Upper), بالارتبه (Upper). (various references)

Finnish

yliopettaja (senior teacher), ylikersantti (Senior Sergeant), vanhempi liikekumppani (senior partner), teini (senior-highschool pupil, sixth-former), lukio (senior high school, seventh and eighth forms of secondary school, sixth, sixth form, sixth form college), lehtori (lecturer, senior teacher), hän on kaksi vuotta minua vanhempi (he is two years my senior, he is two years older than I), etuoikeutettu saatava (preferential claim, preferential debt, privileged debt, senior debt), etuoikeutettu osake (B-share, preference share, preference stock, preferred share, preferred stock, senior share), eläkeläislippu (senior citizen's pass), dosentti (assistant professor, docent, senior lecturer). (various references)

French

principal, premier vérificateur (senior accountant), premier, doyen, aîné, étudiant de licence. (various references)

German

Senior (boss, old boy, senior citizen, senior player), älter (elder, elderly, older, prior). (various references)

Greek 

γηραιότεροσ, μεγαλύτεροσ (better, bigger, larger), μεγαλύτερος, πρεσβύτεροσ (major, premier, presbyter), πρεσβύτερος, αρχαιότεροσ (premier). (various references)

Hebrew 

תלמיד בשנתו האחרונה, ותיק (old, old hand, old timer, vet, veteran), קשיש (elderly, long in the tooth, old), בכיר (elder, major, superior), בכור (first born, firstling), סטודנט בשנתו האחרונה. (various references)

Hungarian

öregebb. (various references)

Indonesian

lebih tua (elder). (various references)

Italian

superiore (above, advanced, disciplinarian, higher, superior, top, upper). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

長老 (eldest), 目上 (superior), 年嵩 (elderly, older), 年上 (older), 先輩 (elder, older graduate, old-timer, progenitor, superior), 古株 (old-timer, veteran), 古参者 (old timer), シップエア方式 (chiffon, chignon style, cine mode, cine sign, cinefilm, cinema, cinema complex, CinemaScope, Cinerama, cineraria, cinnamon, citron, city, city air terminal, city boy, city gal, city guide, city hall, city pops, civic, civic center, civic trust, civil minimum, civilian control, civilization, cynic, cynical, cynicism, move into low gear, scenario, scenario writer, severe, shift, shift dress, shift in, shift key, shift out, shift-JIS, ship air system, Sinanthropus pekinensis, sine curve, sinusoide, Sydney, synagogue, synapse, synergy, synonym, synopsis), 上級　 (advanced level, high grade), 上級 (advanced level, high grade), 上役 (superior). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

うわやく (superior), ふるかぶ (old-timer, veteran), せんぱい (defeat in war, elder, older graduate, old-timer, progenitor, superior), こさんしゃ (old timer), めうえ (superior), シニア , じょうきゅう (advanced level, high grade), としうえ (older), としかさ (elderly, older), ちょうろう (eldest, mockery, ridicule, scorn). (various references)

Korean 

손위. (various references)

Manx

toshee (chief, commencing, fore, forward, front, of the beginning, precursory, pre-eminent, prefatory, preliminary, primary, terminal), ny shinney. (various references)

Pig Latin

eniorsay.(various references)

Portuguese

senior (elder), mais velho (elder, eldest, older), mais antigo (elder), de posição mais elevada (elder), de categoria superior (elder, topping). (various references)

Romanian

student în ultimul an, senior (Lord, major, nobleman), persoanã mai în vârstã, persoanã cu o vechime mai mare, mai vechi, mai vârstnic. (various references)

Russian 

старший (elder, head, high-order, major, oldest, seniors, Snr Senior, superior, superiors, yardmaster). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

stariji (elder), starešina (disciplinarian, head, overman, provost, supervisor), senior, viši (higher, superior), na poslednjoj godini. (various references)

Spanish

mayor (adult, better, big, bigger, boss, capital, chief, elder, elderly, greater, high, higher, main, major, older, sacred, utmost). (various references)

Swedish

senior, högre i rang, äldre (elder, elderly, eldery, major, older, oldish). (various references)

Thai

นักศึกษาชั้นปีสุดท้าย, ผู้มีอาวุโสกว่า, อาวุโส. (various references)

Turkish

son sınıfa ait, son sınıf öğrencisi, yaşlı (aged, auld, doddered, elderly, geriatric, old, old timer, oldie, overaged, senior citizen, stricken in years, tear stained, watery, well on in years), yaşça büyük olan kimse, yaşça büyük (elder), kıdemli kimse (elder, old timer), kıdemli (elder, highly placed, prior, vet, veteran), daha yaşlı (elder, older), baba (begetter, dad, daddy, father, goodman, governor, guv, guvnor, old man, pa, Papa, pater, Pere, pop, sire, the governor, the old man), büyük (almighty, ample, big, bulky, capacious, capital, cyclopean, elder, enormous, exalted, extended, grand, grand-, great, great-, handsome, healthy, high, keen, large, large scale, long, macro-, magniloquent, major, mega-, megalo-, mighty, no end, no end of, older, out, precious, rousing, smart, star, stout, sublime, swingeing, wide), üst (covering, high, superior, surface, top, upper). (various references)

Turkmen 

eяmenз (older), ekabyr (higher, older). (various references)

Ukrainian

старіший, старший (arch-, ayne, captain, chief, elder), вищестоящий (ranking), літня людина (oldster). (various references)

Vietnamese 

người lớn tuổi hơn người nhiều thâm niên hơn, lâu năm hơn, cao cấp hơn, ở trình độ cao hơn; ở trình độ cao nhất, $Senior$ nhiều tuổi hơn. (various references)

gal. (various references)

rabû. (various references)

senior, seniorem, seniores, senioribus, seniorum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.