The Clue
Diploma candidate (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SENIOR
Tags
Notes
The answer SENIOR is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.
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Definition
SENIOR as a noun:
1. an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
2. (elder, senior) = a person who is older than you are
SENIOR as an adjective:
1. older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer"
2. (senior, fourth-year) = used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom"
3. (aged, elderly, older, senior) = advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"