ALL meanings of dean
dean
D d - countable noun dean A dean is an important official at a university or college. 3
- countable noun dean A dean is a priest who is the main administrator of a large church. 3
- countable noun dean The dean of a group is the most important member of that group. 3
- noun dean the chief administrative official of a college or university faculty 3
- noun dean (at Oxford and Cambridge universities) a college fellow with responsibility for undergraduate discipline 3
- noun dean the head of a chapter of canons and administrator of a cathedral or collegiate church 3
- noun dean the cardinal bishop senior by consecration and head of the college of cardinals 3
- noun dean James (Byron). 1931–55, US film actor, who became a cult figure; his films include East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause (both 1955). He died in a car crash 3
- noun dean a masculine name 3
- noun dean the presiding official of a cathedral or collegiate church 3
- noun dean a priest chosen by his bishop to supervise a number of parishes within the diocese 3
- noun dean an official of a school, college, or university, esp. one in charge of students, faculty, or a division of studies 3
- noun dean the senior member of a particular group 3
- noun dean an experienced and preeminent member of a group 3
- noun dean a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea. 1
- noun dean cathedral: head cleric 1
- noun dean university: head of faculty 1
- noun dean sb with seniority 1
- noun dean The head of a college or university faculty or department. 1
- noun dean A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). 0
- noun dean A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canon. 0
- noun dean The senior member of some group of people. 0
- noun dean (Sussex) a hill (chiefly place names). 0
- verb dean (Intransitive Verb) (rare) To serve as a dean. 0
- verb dean (Transitive Verb) (rare, informal) To send (a student) to see the dean of a university. 0