senior
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2.5
- adjective
- /ˈsiː.njər/
:
mayor
- I made two phone calls to rabbis senior to me, older than me and wiser than me.
- senior citizens
- a senior center
- senior population
It is never too late math as a senior citizen.
- It is never too late math as a senior citizen.
- Like it's only when you like get senior enough where you just stop giving a damn.
- He not not the senior citizen league.
- And Dory, their brothers and their dad was Dory Funk senior, a super bad ass.
- OK, so their father, Miles senior was a spook.
- But George Bush senior was careful because he was a Republican.
Examples
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Isn't there a break for senior citizens?
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After retiring, she joined a club specifically for senior members who enjoy gardening.
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Call me a concerned senior citizen.
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Oh, every week the church hands out food donations to senior citizens.
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He'd been living at a senior citizens' home and getting by on Social Security and food stamps.
Academic text (2011) -
And because she was a senior resident here, we've taken some fairly extraordinary measures to make her feel more comfortable these last three months.
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Members of Congress ask Close Up to conduct the long-running Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program.
Academic text (1993) -
We've used HUD allocations to create seven immense housing projects, two additional senior citizen centers for...
Fiction book (1995) -
The community center offers various programs tailored for senior citizens to engage them in healthy activities.
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The new policy includes discounts for senior citizens at local attractions and events.
Synonyms
283
1.0
A person who is past middle age
162
4.1
Having a higher rank or position than other people in a group
84
1.3
People who are old and have lived a long time
3
1.0
Having more years of life or more work experience than someone else
Antonyms
Compounds
31
3.9
A top company manager who leads major divisions and ranks above other vice presidents
- Informal
4
7.7
A short time when an older person forgets something or becomes confused
2
1.8
A school for teenagers who study grades nine to twelve after middle school
- Formal
1
4.9
A higher position that an organization gives to people with more years of work or experience
- Specialized
A high Air Force rank for senior enlisted members above master sergeant and below chief master sergeant
- Specialized
A high-ranking sailor in the US Navy or Coast Guard who leads and trains other sailors
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
Senior comes from the Latin senex meaning 'old', so it is used for people who are advanced in years. That's why places use senior for older adults, for example in 'senior discounts' or 'senior care'.