senior

Everyday

1. Older (a senior citizen). tree →
2. Higher in rank or position (a senior manager). tree →
3. (noun) A person who is older than another («she is my senior by two years»). tree →
4. (noun, US, Canada) A student in the final year of high school or university. tree →
5. (noun) An older person, often retired (discounts for seniors). tree →
6. (sport, UK, Ireland, Australia) For adults or the top level (the senior team). tree →
7. «Senior» (Sr) after a name: the father with the same name as his son. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, senior discounts and senior citizens; in school, seniors (US final-year pupils) and senior school (UK secondary school). In maths, ticket prices for seniors. Phrases: «senior citizen», «senior school», «senior to», «three years my senior».

Examples

• Senior citizens get cheap bus tickets. tree →
• My brother is a senior in high school. tree →
• She is a senior teacher at our school. tree →
• He plays for the senior football team. tree →
• Tickets cost 10 dollars for adults and 6 dollars for seniors. tree →
• Mr Jones Senior and Mr Jones Junior. tree →
• She is two years my senior. tree →

Note

Opposite: junior. «Senior TO», not «senior than». Noun «seniority» (being older or higher in rank). In maths: price for 2 adults and 2 seniors at 10 and 6 dollars = 2 × 10 + 2 × 6 = 32 dollars.