All dean synonyms

noun dean

• 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.
• lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
• dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
• authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
• tack — a lease, especially on farmland.
• president — (often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
• guide — to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
• ecclesiastic — a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
• pilot — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
• doyen — the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.