senior

adjective

/ˈsiːniə(r)/

/ˈsiːniər/

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of high rank

high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others

a senior official/officer/manager/executive
a senior adviser/analyst/lecturer
a senior partner in a law firm
She is senior vice president of marketing.
senior figures in the Labour party
senior members of staff
a senior position
a senior post/job
I have ten years' experience at senior management level.
(British English) Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses.
He is a former senior civil servant who now runs a campaign website.
senior to somebody He is senior to me.
The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present.

opposite junior

Extra Examples

She wasn't senior enough to take such a decision.
I'm looking for a more senior position.
She's a senior lecturer at the university.
There have been large pay rises for the senior grades.

Topics People in societyb2, Jobsb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs

adverb

very
fairly
quite
…

preposition

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in sport

[only before noun] for adults or people at a more advanced level

to take part in senior competitions
his first game of senior football
He won the senior men's 400 metres.

for older people

[only before noun] for senior citizens (= older people, especially those who have retired from work)

Get one third off rail fares with a senior railcard.
senior discounts/concessions

father

Senior

(abbreviation Snr, Sr)

used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to make it clear who is being referred to compare junior

school/college

[only before noun] (British English) (of a school or part of a school) for children over the age of 11 or 13

[only before noun] (North American English) connected with the last year in high school or college

the senior prom

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.

senior

noun

/ˈsiːniə(r)/

/ˈsiːniər/

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older person

a person who is older than somebody else

She was ten years his senior.
My brother is my senior by two years.

compare junior

(especially North American English)

(also senior citizen British and North American English)

an older person, especially somebody who has retired from work. People often call somebody a ‘senior citizen’ to avoid saying that they are old or using the expression ‘old-age pensioner’.Topics Life stagesc2

higher rank

a person who is higher in rank or status

She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors.

in sport

adults or people who have reached an advanced level

tennis coaching for juniors and seniors

in school/college

(British English) a child at a senior school; an older child in a schoolTopics Educationc1

(in the US and some other countries) a student in the last year at a high school or college

high school seniors

compare sophomore

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.

单词	senior
释义	senior adjective /ˈsiːniə(r)/ /ˈsiːniər/ jump to other results of high rank high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others a senior official/officer/manager/executive a senior adviser/analyst/lecturer a senior partner in a law firm She is senior vice president of marketing. senior figures in the Labour party senior members of staff a senior position a senior post/job I have ten years' experience at senior management level. (British English) Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses. He is a former senior civil servant who now runs a campaign website. senior to somebody He is senior to me. The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present. opposite junior Extra Examples She wasn't senior enough to take such a decision. I'm looking for a more senior position. She's a senior lecturer at the university. There have been large pay rises for the senior grades. Topics People in societyb2, Jobsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb very fairly quite … preposition to See full entry in sport [only before noun] for adults or people at a more advanced level to take part in senior competitions his first game of senior football He won the senior men's 400 metres. for older people [only before noun] for senior citizens (= older people, especially those who have retired from work) Get one third off rail fares with a senior railcard. senior discounts/concessions father Senior (abbreviation Snr, Sr) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to make it clear who is being referred to compare junior school/college [only before noun] (British English) (of a school or part of a school) for children over the age of 11 or 13 [only before noun] (North American English) connected with the last year in high school or college the senior prom Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’. senior noun /ˈsiːniə(r)/ /ˈsiːniər/ jump to other results older person a person who is older than somebody else She was ten years his senior. My brother is my senior by two years. compare junior (especially North American English) (also senior citizen British and North American English) an older person, especially somebody who has retired from work. People often call somebody a ‘senior citizen’ to avoid saying that they are old or using the expression ‘old-age pensioner’.Topics Life stagesc2 higher rank a person who is higher in rank or status She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors. in sport adults or people who have reached an advanced level tennis coaching for juniors and seniors in school/college (British English) a child at a senior school; an older child in a schoolTopics Educationc1 (in the US and some other countries) a student in the last year at a high school or college high school seniors compare sophomore Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.
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