doyen | Definition of doyen

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

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

inferior, subordinate, underling

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

Antonyms of doyen