senior
noun (OLDER) /ˈsiː.ni.ər/
/-njɚ/ Definition
20, 30, etc. years sb's senior › 20, 30, etc. years older than someone: She married a man 20 years her senior. She's my senior by three years (= she is three years older than me).Describing age and birthdays › [C] US a student in their final year of high school or universityStudents and pupils
(Definition of senior noun (OLDER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- alumna noun
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- classicist noun
- entrant noun
- graduate noun
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