don

don ¹  (dn)

n.

1. Don Abbr. D. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.

2. Chiefly British

a. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.

b. A college or university professor.

3. The leader of an organized-crime family.

4. Archaic An important personage.

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[Spanish dialectal and Italian, both from Latin dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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don ¹

Verb

[donning, donned] to put on (clothing) [Middle English]

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don ²

Noun

1. Brit a member of the teaching staff at a university or college

2. a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

3. (in the Mafia) the head of a family [Latin dominus lord]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Don - a Spanish gentleman or nobleman Spanish - the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain gentleman - a man of refinement
	2.	don - teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) preceptor Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching
	3.	don - the head of an organized crime family father chief, top dog, head - a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
	4.	Don - Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu Cambria, Cymru, Wales - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
	5.	Don - a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov Don River Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
	6.	Don - a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename; "Don Roberto" form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" Spanish - the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
Verb	1.	don - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" put on, get into, assume, wear dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" hat - put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted" try on, try - put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks" scarf - wrap in or adorn with a scarf slip on - put on with ease or speed; "slip into something more comfortable after work"; "slip on one's shoes"

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don

verb put on, get into, dress in, pull on, change into, get dressed in, clothe yourself in, slip on or into

Translations

don [dɔn] n (BRIT) → profesor(a) m/f de universidad

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don [dɔn] n (Brit) → professeur m d'université

vt → revêtir

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don [dɔn] n (Brit) → (Universitäts)dozent m (besonders in Oxford und Cambridge)

vt → anziehen

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don [dɔn] n (BRIT) → docente m/f universitario/a

vt → indossare