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doyen

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of doyen

1 a person with long experience in a specified area

  • considered the doyen of American art critics
Synonyms of doyen

old hand, old-timer, stager, vet, veteran, warhorse
Words Related to doyen

doyenne

adept, dab hand [chiefly British], expert, guru, hand, master, maven (also mavin), past master, pro, professional
Near Antonyms of doyen

apprentice, cub

boot, novitiate

amateur, dilettante

learner, student, trainee

candidate, entrant, probationer
Antonyms of doyen

beginner, colt, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, recruit, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro

2 the senior member of a group

  • he's the doyen of American museum directors, and his opinion has considerable weight
Synonyms of doyen

dean, elder, elder statesman, éminence grise, nestor, senior
Words Related to doyen

better, superior

old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran
Near Antonyms of doyen

doyenne

inferior, subordinate, underling

beginner, colt, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, recruit, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro
Antonyms of doyen

baby, junior

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