1.
senior; elderly person
a person in their later years, typically around 60 years old or older
Common collocations
- シニア割引: senior discount
- シニア世代: the senior generation
- シニア向け: aimed at older people
- アクティブシニア: active, healthy older people
Usage
In sense 1, シニア is a friendly, marketing-style word; the age it covers varies (often 60 or 65 and over, sometimes 55). In sense 2 it is a job-title prefix, as in シニアエンジニア or シニアマネージャー.