doyenne
noun [C usually singular] /dɔɪˈen/ /dwaɪˈen/Definition
› the oldest, most experienced, and often most respected woman involved in a particular type of work: The party was held in honour of Vivienne Westwood, that doyenne of British fashion.Important people and describing important peopleFamous peopleWealthy peoplePosition and status in groups and organizationsExperts and specialists
(Definition of doyenne noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mine of information idiom
- academician noun
- authority noun (EXPERT)
- boffin noun
- child prodigy noun
- doyen noun
- grande dame noun
- guru noun
- high priest noun
- hotshot noun
- know sth inside out idiom
- prodigy noun
- pundit noun
- Renaissance man noun
- skilled noun
- specialty noun
- superuser noun
- virtuoso adjective
- virtuoso noun
- whizz noun (EXPERT)
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