What does SENIOR mean?
Definitions for SENIOR
ˈsin yərse·nior
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SENIOR.
Princeton's WordNet
seniornoun
an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
elder, senioradjective
a person who is older than you are
senioradjective
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
"senior officer"
senior(a), fourth-yearadjective
used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college
"the senior prom"
aged, elderly, older, senioradjective
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"
Wiktionary
seniornoun
Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
seniornoun
An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
seniornoun
Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
He was four years her senior.
seniornoun
A final-year student at a high school or university.
senioradjective
Older; superior
senioradjective
Higher in rank within a publicly traded company or other organization.
senioradjective
of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
Etymology: From senior, comparative form of senex; see senate.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SENIORnoun
Etymology: senior, Latin.
How can you admit your seniors to the examination or allowing of them, not only being inferior in office and calling, but in gifts also? John Whitgift.
A senior of the place replies,
Well read, and curious of antiquities. Dryden.
ChatGPT
senior
A senior generally refers to an individual who is at a higher position, more advanced stage, or older age than others. This term can be used in various contexts such as to denote an older person (usually over the age of 65 in societal terms); someone in the last year of high school or college; or someone who is more experienced in a professional context. In a familial context, it can also refer to the older or eldest member.
Webster Dictionary
Senioradjective
more advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder; hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office; superior; as, senior member; senior counsel
Senioradjective
belonging to the final year of the regular course in American colleges, or in professional schools
Seniornoun
a person who is older than another; one more advanced in life
Seniornoun
one older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade
Seniornoun
an aged person; an older
Seniornoun
one in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course at an American college; -- originally called senior sophister; also, one in the last year of the course at a professional schools or at a seminary
Etymology: [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis, old. See Sir.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Senior
sēn′yor, adj. elder: older in office.—n. one older than another, the elder of two persons in one family bearing the same name: one older in office: an aged person: one of the older fellows of a college, a student in the fourth year of the curriculum.—v.i. Sē′niorise, to lord it over.—n. Sēnior′ity, priority of birth, or of service: a body of seniors—also Sē′niory (Shak.). [L., comp. of senex.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SENIOR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Senior is ranked #8518 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Senior surname appeared 3,864 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Senior.
53.7% or 2,077 total occurrences were White.
36.1% or 1,398 total occurrences were Black.
7.5% or 291 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.1% or 83 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.2% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
0.1% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SENIOR' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1210
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SENIOR' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2195
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SENIOR' in Adjectives Frequency: #150
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Anagrams for SENIOR »
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soneri
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SENIOR in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SENIOR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of SENIOR in a Sentence
He was one of the most senior and experienced members of ISIL's financial network and he was a legacy Al Qaeda member.
I was recruited from Des Moines to be the editor-in-chief of Celebrated Living and also the senior editor for American Way, the opportunity to come to Dallas and be a part of this brand and its voice was so exciting for anyone like me in a creative job. It was a dream job, to be able to start something from the bottom up and give it a voice and make it as great as you possibly can. It was a dream opportunity.
Our protest is going on peacefully today on Thursday. Our community workers inside the tank farm have joined the protest as we speak, nobody is going in and out of the facility since we've started but Chevron has airlifted their senior staff from there.
I am serving a term for six years as a senior senator. I'm interviewing somebody who's going to be there for decades, decades and decades. So this is not about me, this is about her. This is about Supreme Court.
Steve Bannon and Reince Preibus, then the White House chief strategist and chief of staff, respectively. Kushner’s role also tasked Trumpsaidto Kushner with executing Trump’s agenda. Trumpsaidto Kushner was a senior adviser on President Trump's campaign and reportedly worked closely with Steve Bannon, who would briefly become Steve Bannon and Reince Preibus. ( Reuters/Mike Segar) [ Kushner ] has been incredibly successful, in both business and now politics. He will be an invaluable member of my team as I set and execute an ambitious agenda, putting the American people first.
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