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Doyen Definition & Meaning

doyen
noun
  1. a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"

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What does doyen mean?
a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"
What part of speech is doyen?
Doyen is a noun.

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