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DOYEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does doyen mean?
• DOYEN (noun)
The noun DOYEN has 1 sense:
1. a man who is the senior member of a group
Familiarity information: DOYEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man who is the senior member of a group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dean; doyen
Context example:
he is the dean of foreign correspondents
Hypernyms ("doyen" is a kind of...):
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