don
Betekenis (English)
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- A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
- An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
- A mafia boss.
- A (usually Spanish or Italian) title of respect to a man, especially a lord or nobleman.
- Any man, bloke, dude.
Concepts
Synonyms
be dressed in
section man
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/dɒn/
Etymology (English)
From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Italian don, Sicilian don, Spanish don; from domus (“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie, and dominus.
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