Senior meaning

What does “senior” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“senior” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation.

senior

noun

  1. an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

  2. a person who is older than you are

    Synonymselder

adjective

  1. older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

    “senior officer”

    Oppositesjunior
  2. used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college

    “the senior prom”

    Synonymsfourth-year
  3. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

    “aged members of the society”

    “elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University