- 1senior (to somebody) high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others a senior officer/manager/lecturer, etc. a senior partner in a law firm a senior post/position I have ten years' experience at senior management level. opposite junior
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school/college - 2[only before noun] connected with the last year in high school or college the senior prom
- 3Senior (abbreviation Sr.) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to avoid confusion compare junior in sports
- 4[only before noun] for adults or people at a more advanced level to take part in senior competitions He won the senior men's 400 meters.
of high rank
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