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Meaning of Senior | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈsinjɚ

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. An old person.
    US
  3. Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
  4. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
  5. An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
  6. Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
  7. A final-year student at a high school or university; a finalist.

Equivalents

العربية الأقدم قيدوم
Беларуская старэ́йшы
Čeština starší
Deutsch Alter Senior
Eesti vanem
Français aine ancien senior senior Supérieur
Հայերեն ավագ
Bahasa Indonesia kawakan senior
Italiano anziana anziano senior senior
日本語 先輩 年上 年上の 長上 長者
ქართული უფროსი
ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಿರಿಯ
Latina senior
Nederlands ouderejaars senior
Português sênior sénior
Slovenčina starší
Svenska första senior
Tagalog ate kuya
Türkçe kıdemli pir
Українська старіший старший

Examples

“Grave and reverend seniors seemed to have caught the prevailing spirit as badly as the students, and I saw white-bearded men rising and shaking their fists at the obdurate Professor.”
“He was four years her senior.”
“Then Peter full of the holy gooſt ſayd vnto them. Ye ruelars of the people / and ſeniours of iſrahel[…].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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