Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dean

4 senses of dean

Sense 1
dean -- (an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college)
       => academic administrator -- (an administrator in a college or university)

Sense 2
Dean, James Dean, James Byron Dean -- (United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955))
       INSTANCE OF=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)

Sense 3
dean, doyen -- (a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents")
       => elder, senior -- (a person who is older than you are)

Sense 4
dean -- ((Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals)
       => cardinal -- ((Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)