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Don

/dɒn/

A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.

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📖 Definitions of "Don"

noun

1
A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
2
An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
3
A mafia boss.
4
Any man, bloke, dude.

🔄 Synonyms of "Don"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
wearverb	(transitive) To have on:
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
preceptornoun	A teacher or tutor.
get intoverb	To become involved or interested in (a discussion, issue, or activity); to come to enjoy (something).
don river	a watercourse in southern Ontario that empties into Lake Ontario, at Toronto Harbour.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Don"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
preceptornoun	A teacher or tutor.
get intoverb	To become involved or interested in (a discussion, issue, or activity); to come to enjoy (something).
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
wearnoun	(in combination) Clothing.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
don river	a watercourse in southern Ontario that empties into Lake Ontario, at Toronto Harbour.
charitynoun	(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
endowmentnoun	Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
donatenoun	A surname from Spanish.
donationnoun	A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
donornoun	One who makes a donation.
legacynoun	Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
givernoun	One who gives; a donor or contributor.
giftingnoun	The act or occasion of giving or exchanging gifts.
giftnoun	Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
quixotenoun	Someone resembling Don Quixote; someone who is chivalrous but unrealistic; an idealist.
donated	Having been given freely rather than purchased.
contributionnoun	Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
archbishopnoun	A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
savantnoun	A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.