3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: doyen n : a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents" [syn: {dean}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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
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