senior
Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
Example
“senior member; senior counsel”
Other meanings
Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.
“senior hockey”
Antonyms
- junior
Related words
- senile
- senate
- sir
Word history
From Latin "senior" (older).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “senior” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.