don
3
7.9
- noun
- /dɒn/
- UK
:
profesor universitario
- Are there many dons like you?
- an Oxford don
His friends introduce him to all the mildest and most respectable Dons that they can find.
- His friends introduce him to all the mildest and most respectable Dons that they can find.
Examples
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Aren't you supposed to be a Christminster don?
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I probably know more quotes from English letters than any man, save an Oxford don.
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Attendance was by invitation only, and only those among the Oxford dons junior to Austin were eligible for invitation.
Academic text (2001) -
His friends introduce him to all the mildest and most respectable Dons that they can find.
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St. John, with the demeanor of an Oxford don and a mane of snowy white hair that reaches his shoulders, sits off to the side, listening.
Fiction book (1992) -
In May 1992, the dons of Cambridge University filed into their parliament to vote on whether to award an honorary degree to the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, founder of so-called deconstruction.
Blog text (14) -
In Testimonies, a strong, ambitious, discreetly Laurentian first novel, a repressed and rather priggish Oxford don settles in a remote Welsh village and falls in love with a farmer's young wife.
Academic text (1996) -
The dons at the university have a reputation for academic excellence.
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As a respected don, she guided her students through their research projects.
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During the meeting, the dons discussed the new curriculum for next semester.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
A senior teacher and researcher at a university or college
∞
1.0
A person who gives lessons to students in a school or college
323
7.9
A college or university teacher who gives lectures and advice to students
3
8.2
A teacher who teaches children and young people, often strict or formal
3
9.9
A school teacher in old British English
2
8.9
A university teacher who ranks below a full professor
1
8.8
A teacher who guides students at a university or in practical work
Compounds
- Literature
A person, often a leader, who avoids blame or punishment despite bad actions
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word don for a college teacher comes from the old Latin word dominus, which means 'lord' or 'master', so a don was originally a 'master' or senior person who looks after students.