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doyen meaning in Tamil

மூப்பர்

/ˈdɔɪ.ən/

doyen in Tamil: மூப்பர். In English, doyen means a commander in charge of ten men.

Tamil words for doyen

மூப்பர்

English meaning of doyen

  1. noun A commander in charge of ten men.
  2. noun The senior, or eldest male member of a group.
  3. noun A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

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Questions about doyen in Tamil

What is the meaning of doyen in Tamil?
Doyen in Tamil is மூப்பர்.
doyen என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Doyen: மூப்பர்.
What does doyen mean in English?
Doyen means a commander in charge of ten men.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: doyen (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: doyen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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