The meaning of the word senior

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Senior (shortened as Sr.) means «the elder» in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to:

  • Senior (name), a surname or given name
  • Senior (education), a student in the final year of high school, college or university
  • Senior citizen, a common designation for a person 65 and older in UK and US English
    • Senior (athletics), an age athletics category
    • Senior status, form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges
  • Senior debt, a form of corporate finance
  • Senior producer, a title given usually to the second most senior person of a film of television production.

Art[edit]

  • Senior (album), a 2010 album by Röyksopp
  • Seniors (film), a 2011 Indian Malayalam film
  • Senior (film), a 2015 Thai film
  • The Senior, a 2003 album by Ginuwine
  • The Seniors, a 1978 American comedy film

See also[edit]

  • Pages that begin with «Senior»
  • Seniority
  • Senioritis, colloquial term used in the United States and Canada
  • Sr. (disambiguation)
  • Twelfth grade, also called senior year of high school
  • Wise old man, archetype

Burch won a three-way contested election to ­succeed senior partner Paul Lee and will assume the title of chair of the firm’s board — essentially the ­senior ­partner role — from 1 ❋ Unknown (2010)

They would each, like Axelrod, carry the title senior advisor to the president. ❋ JONATHAN ALTER (2010)

He battled the great Johnny Chu of Harvard for the title senior year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Steinlauf, who previously held the title senior vice president, oversees efforts of the company’s award-winning ad sales and ad sales marketing teams.

Zimmer has the title «senior advisor» with the Rays, which provides him the opportunity to still put on a uniform in spring training and before most home games during the season. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Seidel, who was a programmer at sister network Food Network, will have the title senior VP of programming. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Gena McCarthy, whose Discovery credits include Pitchmen, The Colony and Swamp Loggers, will have the title senior VP of reality and alternative programming at Lifetime Networks, reporting to exec VP JoAnn Alfano. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Lai now has the title senior VP of television distribution (China & Korea) and business development (Asia). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Butier, 38, was named finance chief and given the title senior vice president on Tuesday, when the company said CFO Daniel R. O’Bryant would resign June 1. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some 96 percent of current 50-year-olds don’t consider themselves senior citizens and only slightly over half (56 percent) of 64-year-olds say the term senior citizen applies to them, according to a Del Webb and Harris Interactive survey released today. ❋ Unknown (2010)

National City Corp., holds the title senior vice president and leads a six-member team based at Huntington’s (Nasdaq: HBAN) regional headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Shenfeld, who has a doctorate in economics from Harvard, previously held the title senior economist. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Alan Lorence, CEO and creator of Particleillusion, has joined GenArts as a full-time developer with the title senior engineer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

YES! I’m finally a high school senior! I’ve been in the fucking [school system] for the past 12 years. 12 years of hell! It’s over! [WOOO] [graduation]! ❋ Xxxcore (2006)

[Freshmen] girl- «OMG is he a senior?!»
Other [freshmen] girl-«yes»
Freshmen girl 1-«What a [badass]» ❋ Marissaandjosh;D (2012)

1. Dude, that senior in the [Buick] almost ran over my kid.
2. Old man: Can I have the [senior discount]?
Today’s [wayward] youth: You just got a social security check for $300,000! Why should you get a discount? Old man: Because I’m old.
Today’s wayward youth: Go to hell! ❋ Timbolicious (2007)

I reacurred my senior cause — they remember me,
My [grandfather] still [smokin] Weed and he’s 70 [Lloyd] Bank$ send ya to hell ❋ Shadow211 (2009)

1) Oh my god! Kim is such a senior. Cutie & her totally sucked each other up last night. And this morning. [And OH] MY GOD, LOOK OUTSIDE! THEY’RE [DOING IT RIGHT] [NOW ON] YOUR LAWN! ❋ Bachelors Masters & Citizens (2009)

teacher: [essays] are due by [Sunday night] at exactly [11:59pm]senior: *starts essay at 11pm and panics till 11:57pm when they submit essay* thanks alot Senioritis ❋ Mrs. Hemmings (2015)

senioritis [sucks] ❋ Wieubweiuf (2011)

Why didn’t study for your [math test] [Kuhns]?
Oh, who studies for a math test anyways. I got [senioritis]. ❋ Joe C. (2004)

Guy 1, pointing at another guy: Who’s that?
Guy 2: That’s a senior. [I don’t remember] his name, but we should bow while he walks by or he’ll get his [connections] to [murder us].
Guy 1: Oh shit. ❋ RuRiJoMai (2017)

person 1: hey did you make [varsity]?
person 2: no
person 1: why?
person 2: [seniority]
literally every person ever: [ohhh], that sucks ❋ John Doe 37391833910 (2019)

Noun



As his senior, she commanded quite a bit of respect.



She was his senior in rank.



high school juniors and seniors

Adjective



the senior vice president of marketing



She is a senior aide to the president.



a senior editor for the magazine



He recently became a senior partner in the accounting firm.



the men’s senior baseball league

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The West Bend School District, a major feeder to the campuses, has about 500 high school seniors this year but only 350 kindergartners, Schoemann said.


Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023





Here’s the lineup of some upcoming events in the series: Healing Arts for seniors: A Healing Arts class is from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and April 25 at Country Club Lane Senior Center, 455 Country Club Lane.


Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023





Your Taxes More Scammers ramp up activity as tax deadline approaches 5 money-saving tips for seniors this tax season How to file a tax extension Which U.S. cities have the lowest and highest property taxes?


Nancy Chen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2023





Admission: $16; $10 for students, teachers and military personnel; $12 for seniors; free for members and ages 18 and under.


Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023





After losing 11 seniors last season, Marcus and Hebert were poised for a rebuilding year.


Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023





While some seasonal rides may cost more, general admission is $11 for kids ages two to 12, $14 for adults, and $13 for seniors 60 years and older.


Lindsay Tigar, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023





Saint Mary’s anticipates losing three key seniors, including top scorer Logan Johnson.


Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023





Milford 3, Wayland 1 — The Milford boys’ volleyball team has no seniors, but 14 juniors lead a roster hungry to continue the program’s record of success.


BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023




Murkowski said Wednesday that those staffers were Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau and Raina Thiele, the department’s senior adviser for Alaska affairs and strategic priorities.


Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023





Property empires in China rely on government connections and the free flow of cash, gifts and favors, and Mr. Guo’s links reached into the upper ranks of the country’s power structure, including Ma Jian, a senior intelligence official.


Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023





The senior’s points total tied a career high from back in 2019 two schools ago.


Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 29 Mar. 2023





The senior out of Sierra Canyon High School (California) was the only player on either roster who hasn’t announced his college commitment.


oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023





In the pods, criminal defense attorney Zack Goytowski was torn between two women: Bliss Poureetezadi, a senior program manager, and Irina Solomonova, an event-planning business owner.


Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2023





North Point Lighthouse: Lecture series, 7 p.m. Admission $10; senior/student $5; members, free.


Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023





Most of the senior university leadership who had been invited to discuss issues and concerns with the faculty group did not attend.


Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023





From last year’s team, redshirt junior Sammy Anderson and redshirt senior Taj Ward found balls intended for others.


Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023



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Other forms: seniors

You can use the word senior to describe anyone who’s older than you are. You might say, «My brother is six years my senior,» especially if you want to make him feel old.

Senior means «older,» but it also means «old or aged,» like your grandmother, who despite being a senior citizen, continues her skydiving hobby. A senior is also a student in the final year of either high school or college, or an authority: «She holds a senior position in the State Department.» The Latin word senior means «older,» and it’s the basis of respectful terms in many languages, like señor in Spanish and sire in French.

Definitions of senior

  1. adjective

    advanced in years; (`aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)

    senior citizen”

    synonyms:

    aged, elderly, older

    old

    (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

  2. adjective

    older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

    senior officer”

    Synonyms:

    old

    (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

    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

  3. adjective

    used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college

    “the
    senior prom”

    synonyms:

    fourth-year

    last

    coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining

  4. noun

    a person who is older than you are

  5. noun

    an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

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старший, выпускной, последний, пожилой человек, старшеклассник

прилагательное

- старший (об отце, старшем ученике-однофамильце в школе)

John Brown Senior was a busy man — Джон Браун старший (отец — в отличие от сына) был занятым человеком

- старший (по возрасту, по положению)

- старейший

the senior member — старейший член (организации)
senior members of a club — старейшие члены клуба

- эвф. принадлежащий к старшему поколению; пожилой; пенсионного возраста

существительное

- старший (по возрасту); пожилой человек

the village seniors — сельские старейшины
to have respect for one’s seniors — уважать старших
I was slightly his senior — я немного старше его

- вышестоящий, старший (по положению, по званию)

senior in office — старший по должности
to be smb.’s senior by three years — быть на три курса старше кого-л.

- студент последнего курса
- амер. ученик выпускного класса средней школы
- спортсмен старшего возраста

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Словосочетания

the senior vice president of marketing — старший вице-президент по маркетингу  
a senior editor for the magazine — старший редактор журнала  
the remit of a senior member of staff — обязанности руководящего сотрудника  
the senior class — последний год обучения  
senior common room — профессорская  
he’s senior by one pip — он на ранг старше  
senior position — высокопоставленная, высокая должность  
senior man / citizen — пожилой человек, гражданин  
senior discounts on local bus fares — скидки для пенсионеров на проезд в местных автобусах  
the senior member of the party — старейший член партии  
senior officials of the government — высшие правительственные чиновники  
senior expert — ведущий эксперт  

Примеры с переводом

She was his senior in rank.

Она была старше его по чину.

She is five years my senior.

Она старше меня на пять лет.

All senior management were told to leave.

Всему высшему руководству указали на дверь.

He was appointed senior adviser to the president.

Он был назначен старшим советником президента.

Seniors can get a 10% discount.

Пожилые люди могут получить десятипроцентную скидку.

Edward Smith, Senior

Кевин Смит старший

John Brown Senior was a busy man

Джон Браун старший (отец — в отличие от сына) был занятым человеком

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Her husband was nine years her senior.

He is also a diplomat, but senior to me.

…had the distingué air of a senior diplomat…

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Возможные однокоренные слова

seniority  — старшинство, трудовой стаж

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): senior
мн. ч.(plural): seniors

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