senior

senior
senior [sēn′yər]
adj.
[ME < L senior, compar. of senex, old: see SENATE]
1. of the greater age; older: written Sr. after the name of a father whose son has been given exactly the same name: opposed to JUNIOR
2. of higher rank or standing, or longer in service
3. of or for seniors in a high school or college
4. of or for senior citizens [senior athletes, a senior center]
n.
1. a person older than another or others
2. a person of greater rank, standing, or length of service
3. a student in the last year of college or the twelfth grade in high school
4. short for SENIOR CITIZEN
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one's senior
a person older than oneself

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