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Nouns (3)

n. any of various church officers

n. a person who is older than you are

n. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (5)

big, older

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

senior, older, sr.

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

Fuzzynyms (6)

graybeard, patriarch

n. a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

ruler

n. a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

superordinate, superior, higher-up

n. one of greater rank or station or quality

Synonyms (5)

major

adj. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"

precedential

adj. having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm"

superior, ranking, higher-ranking

adj. having a higher rank; "superior officer"

Antonyms (2)

little, younger

adj. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little hope remained"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"

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