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senior

 
 
/ˈsiːniər/ noun

Definition

be 20/30, etc years sb's senior to be 20/30, etc years older than someone: She married a man 20 years her senior.
[C] US a student who is in the last year of high school or college
(Definition of senior noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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