- Noun: Doyenne – feminine form of the French word doyen
- The senior member of a body or group
- 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
- Synonyms:
- old hand
- old-timer
- stager
- vet
- veteran
- warhorse
- Usage:
- “While playing a game with Drew Barrymore on her daytime talk show, the lifestyle doyenne was asked to wave flags to a series of dating questions – green for yes, red for no and yellow for being on the fence. Asked if she would date a man with as many tattoos as Davidson, Stewart waved the green flag.”
- Encountered:
- While reading the CNN article: Martha Stewart responds to those wanting her to date Pete Davidson
- While reading the CNN article: Martha Stewart responds to those wanting her to date Pete Davidson
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