0 the oldest, most experienced, and often most respected person of all the people involved in a particular type of work --
He was considered a doyen of irrigation engineering of his time.
Doyen raced in last place in the early stages, before moving into contention in the straight.
His efforts led him to be referred to as the doyen of unofficial classification compilers.
He has been described as the doyen of the ancient astronaut theory.
He held the post of "doyen", a local post that collected taxes and organized the village defense.
He made notable contributions to knowledge on concussion and secondary nerve degeneration and became a doyen of neuropathology.
He is regarded as a doyen of the country set.
They are the doyens of the profession.
