doyen

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English - English
A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement

In an interview, even Simon Baron-Cohen, another doyen of sex-difference claims, offered up some caution.

A commander in charge of ten men
The senior, or eldest male member of a group
Lit
{i} head of a group; senior member of a society; dean; oldest sample of a category
a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the doyen of French physicians
a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"
approval If you refer to a man as the doyen of a group or profession, you mean that he is the oldest and most experienced and respected member of it. the doyen of political interviewers. the oldest, most respected, or most experienced member of a group doyen of (decanus; DEAN)
doyenne
The eldest member of a group
doyenne
{i} female dean; female member of a society
doyenne
a woman who is the senior member of a group
doyenne
A female doyen
doyenne
The senior, or eldest female member of a group
doyenne
approval If you refer to a woman as the doyenne of a group or profession, you mean that she is the oldest and most experienced and respected woman in it. the doyenne of British fashion. the oldest, most respected, or most experienced woman in a group doyenne of (doyen used for females)
doyennes
plural of doyenne
doyens
plural of doyen
Turkish - English

Definition of doyen in Turkish English dictionary

doyen iğnesi
(Tıp) doyen needle
doyen klampı
(Tıp) doyen clamp
doyen koroiditi
(Tıp) doyen choroiditis
doyen operasyonu
(Tıp) doyen operation
doyen

    Hyphenation

    doy·en

    Turkish pronunciation

    doyîn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdoiən/ /ˈdɔɪɪn/

    Etymology

    [ 'doi-&n, -"(y)en; 'dwä ] (noun.) 1670. From French doyen, from Latin decānus. Compare dean.
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