DOYEN


Meaning of DOYEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɔɪən, dɔɪen ]

( doyens)

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. ( FORMAL )

...the doyen of political interviewers.

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu the N of n [ approval ]

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