{ "doyen":{ "antonyms":[ "beginner", "colt", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "recruit", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "definitions":{ ": a person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor":[], ": the oldest example of a category":[], ": the senior member of a body or group":[] }, "examples":[ "He is considered the doyen of political journalists.", "considered the doyen of American art critics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Only under George Balanchine, the doyen of American ballet, did sylphlike figures become the norm. \u2014 Hannah Jackson, Vogue , 9 June 2022", "That\u2019s exactly what Charles Onyango-Obbo, the doyen of east African journalism, Ugandan by birth, and pan-African by work\u2014his footprints are to be found everywhere, from Nairobi to Johannesburg\u2014seeks to redress. \u2014 Peter Kimani, Quartz , 8 Jan. 2022", "Even after a strong post-pandemic recovery, shares such as GM and VW are very lowly rated relative to EV specialists, which offer investors huge growth potential, as well as to luxury doyen Ferrari. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021", "For the eternally young doyen of the Broadway musical, even revivals were an opportunity for trying something new. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021", "Last and dandiest is Roebuck Wright (Jeffrey Wright), a doyen of the Tastes and Smells department, who is hot on the scent of cuisine gendarmique. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2021", "As habits go, stagewear collecting could be outr\u00e9 for anyone not named Marty Stuart, the guitarist and country doyen whose other hats have included Travis Tritt co-writer, sideman to Johnny Cash and TV emcee. \u2014 Nathan Rizzo | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 Aug. 2021", "In the face of a deficit of tens of thousands of votes in a close count following Peru\u2019s June 6 presidential election, Keiko Fujimori, the 46-year-old doyen of a right-wing political dynasty, declined to concede. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021", "In the face of a deficit of tens of thousands of votes in a close count following Peru\u2019s June 6 presidential election, Keiko Fujimori, the 46-year-old doyen of a right-wing political dynasty, declined to concede. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 June 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French, from Old French deien , from Late Latin decanus dean \u2014 more at dean":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8dw\u00e4-\u02ccya\u207f(n)", "-\u02cc(y)en", "\u02c8d\u022fi-\u0259n" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "old hand", "old-timer", "stager", "vet", "veteran", "warhorse" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015900", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "doyle":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "1859\u20131930 British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer":[ "Sir Arthur Co*nan \\ \u02c8k\u014d-\u200bn\u0259n \\" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fi(-\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114958" }, "Doyle":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "1859\u20131930 British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer":[ "Sir Arthur Co*nan \\ \u02c8k\u014d-\u200bn\u0259n \\" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8d\u022fi(-\u0259)l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140641" }, "doyenne":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a woman who is a doyen":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "dw\u00e4-\u02c8yen", "d\u022fi-\u02c8(y)en" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the doyenne of the fashion industry", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Nina Yashar, the canny doyenne of Milanese design, curated two exhibits at the Giovanni Nicelli Airport (on view until the end of June). \u2014 Max Vadukul. Styled By Nicoletta Santoro., Town & Country , 12 June 2022", "There\u2019s the moody senior partner with secrets (played by Jack Davenport); the ambitious, enigmatic agent snapping at his heels (Lydia Leonard); the eccentric elder doyenne (Maggie Steed); the kindly klutz (Prasanna Puwanarajah). \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 30 Apr. 2022", "But Rowling\u2019s repeated comments against transgender women have put the studio in a precarious situation: Condemn the literary doyenne and jeopardize a billion-dollar relationship; defend her and risk alienating fans who were already on the fence. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022", "The idea was inspired by Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the doyenne of Gilded Age New York, who regularly hosted the city\u2019s high society in her Fifth Avenue ballroom, which was said to fit about 400 people. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022", "Louise, musically talented and given to entertaining her guests at the piano but averse to performing in public, was the perfect doyenne for spirited conversation and inevitable dalliances. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022", "Nevins\u2019 2017 exit from HBO was publicly positioned as a voluntary retirement, but the truth, which still stings, is that she was pushed out, a doyenne whose power came to be questioned and resented by the C-suite suits who signed her checks. \u2014 Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone , 1 Mar. 2022", "Similarly, news doyenne Christiane Amanpour is monitoring international reaction and will be playing into coverage from Thursday. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022", "The doyenne has encouraged Benedicte, who has befriended Bj\u00f8rnvig over time, to visit him in Bonn. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, feminine of doyen":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1897, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150456" } }