doyen

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of DOYEN

a person with long experience in a specified area <considered the doyen of American art critics>

Synonyms doyen, old hand, old-timer, stager, vet, warhorse

Related Words doyenne; adept, dab hand [chiefly British], expert, guru, hand, master, maven (also mavin), past master, pro, professional

Near Antonyms apprentice, cub; boot, novitiate; amateur, dilettante; learner, student, trainee; candidate, entrant, probationer

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

the senior member of a group <he's the doyen of American museum directors, and his opinion has considerable weight>

Synonyms doyen, elder, elder statesman, éminence grise, nestor, senior

Related Words better, superior; old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran

Near Antonyms doyenne; inferior, subordinate, underling; beginner, colt, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, recruit, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro

Antonyms baby, junior

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