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Is "senior most" (also spelled "seniormost" or "senior-most") a word used in American or British English? I did some research and it looks like it is used in India.
Feb 14, 2021 4:10 PM
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I’m American (31M), and I don’t use it. I would, however, say “most senior” to refer to the person in a company who has the most professional experience. I might also use it to refer to the oldest person in a group, but that is less common.
February 14, 2021
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It appears to be a regionalism. Seniormost is not in my three favorite dictionaries. The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English gives -most as a suffix for physical location. -most /məʊst $ moʊst/ suffix [in adjectives] nearest to something the northernmost town in Sweden (=the town that is furthest to the north) the topmost branches of the tree
February 14, 2021
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Definitely not used in Canada/United States. Can't fully confirm for Britain but I've visited twice for conferences and never heard it as well.
February 15, 2021
Thank you everyone for your answers.
February 15, 2021
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