dean
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dean /diːn/ noun [countable] 1. RRCRRCa priest of high rank in the Christian church who is in charge of several priests or churches 〔主管若干牧师或教堂的〕主任牧师2 SECsomeone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work 〔大学的〕学院院长，系主任，学监 the admissions dean 招生主任3 American English someone with a lot of experience of a particular job or subject 〔某项工作或领域的〕权威，泰斗 SYN British English doyendean of Neier is the dean of American human rights activism. 奈尔是美国人权活动的泰斗。
Examples from the Corpus
dean• A month later, he was forced to step down as dean of the dental department at the college.• He was a fellow of the University of Bombay, and was elected dean of the faculty of engineering in 1879.• The only heaters to be found were in the teachers' lounge and individual offices of deans and ranking officials.• In his letter to the student the dean included his home telephone number.• Donahue was the dean of TV talk show hosts.• I must follow up problem students with the deans or the guidance counselors.• The dean himself was incredible in guiding me through some hard times.Origin dean (1300-1400) Old French deien, from Late Latin decanus “person in charge of ten others”, from Latin decem “ten”dean nounChinese
the a church rank high priest in Christian Corpus of
Dean
Dean, Dizzy 
(1911–74) a US baseball player who was a famous pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals team in the 1930s, helping them win the World Series in 1934. He was famous for achieving more strikeouts than any other pitcher.
Dean, How‧ard /ˈhaʊəd $ -ərd/
(1948–) a governor of the US state of Vermont, who tried to become the Democratic Party candidate for president in 2004. He strongly criticized the war in Iraq and had many supporters, but he was not chosen to be the candidate. He was one of the first politicians to use the Internet to gain supporters.
Dean, James
(1931–55) a US film actor who became extremely famous, and then died in a car crash at the age of 24. After his death he became even more popular, and he is still thought of, especially by young people, as a typical example of a young rebel (=someone who refuses to do follow social rules or behave in the way that other people want them to). His films include East of Eden (1955) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
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(1911–74) a US baseball player who was a famous pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals team in the 1930s, helping them win the World Series in 1934. He was famous for achieving more strikeouts than any other pitcher.
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(1948–) a governor of the US state of Vermont, who tried to become the Democratic Party candidate for president in 2004. He strongly criticized the war in Iraq and had many supporters, but he was not chosen to be the candidate. He was one of the first politicians to use the Internet to gain supporters.
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(1931–55) a US film actor who became extremely famous, and then died in a car crash at the age of 24. After his death he became even more popular, and he is still thought of, especially by young people, as a typical example of a young rebel (=someone who refuses to do follow social rules or behave in the way that other people want them to). His films include East of Eden (1955) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
dean
dean /diːn/ noun [countable]
2. someone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work:
the admissions dean
3. American English someone with a lot of experience of a particular job or subject
SYN doyen British English
dean of
Neier is the dean of American human rights activism.
dean /diːn/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: deien, from Late Latin decanus 'person in charge of ten others', from Latin decem 'ten'
1. a priest of high rank in the Christian church who is in charge of several priests or churchesLanguage: Old French
Origin: deien, from Late Latin decanus 'person in charge of ten others', from Latin decem 'ten'
2. someone in a university who is responsible for a particular area of work:
3. American English someone with a lot of experience of a particular job or subject
SYN doyen British English
dean of