don
A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or CambridgeA university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
» Tom donned his party hat.
Meaning
5 senses(UK)A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
(Canada)An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
A mafia boss, especially one who is Italian or Italian-American.
паха́нpaxán, па́ханpáxan, дон
донdon
A (usually Spanish or Italian) title of respect to a man, especially a lord or nobleman.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
(Multicultural London English)Any man, bloke, dude.
Examples
16 sentencesTom donned his party hat.
Tom and Mary donned their spacesuits.
deTom und Maria legten die Raumanzüge an.
I donned a hat yesterday, because it was very cold.
He donned a shirt of mithril and picked up his mightly blade.
Ziri donned his park ranger cap and went out of the cabin.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Italian don, Sicilian don, SpanishFrom 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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