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- [doi-en, doi-uh n; French dwa-yan]
- /dɔɪˈɛn, ˈdɔɪ ən; French dwaˈyɛ̃/
- /ˈdɔɪ.en/
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- [doi-en, doi-uh n; French dwa-yan]
- /dɔɪˈɛn, ˈdɔɪ ən; French dwaˈyɛ̃/
Definitions of doyen word
- noun plural doyen the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc. 1
- noun doyen The most respected or prominent person in a particular field. 1
- noun doyen respected veteran male 1
- countable noun doyen 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. 0
- noun doyen the senior member of a group, profession, or society 0
- noun doyen the senior member of a group, esp. one regarded as an authority because of superior knowledge and long experience 0
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Origin of doyen
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < French; Old French deien < Latin decānus dean1
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Parts of speech for Doyen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doyen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
doyen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doyen
noun doyen
- senior — older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name): I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please. I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr. Compare junior (def 1).
- professor — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
Antonyms for doyen
noun doyen
- pupil — the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
- student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
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