senior

'si:njə 1. noun

1) ((also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.)

2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.)

2. adjective

((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) den eldre (d.e.)

- seniority

- senior citizen

eldre

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eldste

I

subst. \/ˈsiːnɪə\/, \/ˈsiːnjə\/

1) eldre person

• he is six years my senior, he is my senior by six years

han er seks år eldre enn meg

2) overordnet, sjef

3) person som er eldre i tjenesten, person med mer erfaring

• they are my seniors

de er eldre i tjenesten enn meg, de er mine eldre kolleger

4) eldre medlem

• she is one of the village seniors

hun er en av de eldste i landsbyen

5) (sport) senior

6) (skole) elev i avgangsklassen

7) (amer. college) fjerdeårsstudent, eldre student

II

adj. \/ˈsiːnɪə\/, \/ˈsiːnjə\/

1) eldre, eldre i tjenesten, med mer erfaring, den eldre, senior-, høyere i rang, overordnet

• John Smith, Senior

John Smith senior, John Smith den eldre

• I would like to see the senior Mr. Johnson

kan jeg få snakke med den eldre herr Johnson

2) eldre, av tidligere dato, tidligere

• his appointment is senior to mine

han har vært ansatt lenger enn meg