Doyen \Doy`en"\ (dw[aum]`y[aum]N"), n. [F. See Dean.]
Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the
doyen of French physicians. "This doyen of newspapers." --A.
R. Colquhoun.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
doyen
n : a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean
of foreign correspondents" [syn: dean]
WordNet (r) 2.0
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "doyen":
artist, authority, bell cow, bellwether, chief, dean, doyenne,
elder, eldest, father, first-born, firstling, guide, high priest,
important person, kingfish, kingpin, lead, leader, master, maven,
older, oldest, personage, pilot, principal, proficient, senior,
sire, superior, top dog, virtuoso
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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