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| junior |
of the class above sophomore and below senior in U.S. colleges and high schools; third year. [1/5 definitions] |
| senior |
being the older of two male relatives having the same name. The word "Senior," often written as "Sr.," is used after the name of a father whose son has the same name. [1/7 definitions] |
| senior citizen |
A senior citizen is an older person, especially one who is older than sixty-five and no longer works at a job. |
| sergeant |
A sergeant is a senior police officer who is one rank higher than an ordinary police officer. A sergeant supervises the lower level officers. [1/2 definitions] |
| Sr. |
abbreviation of "Senior." |
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