Don meaning

What does “don” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“don” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a Spanish gentleman or nobleman.

don

noun

  1. a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

  2. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

    Synonymspreceptor
  3. the head of an organized crime family

    Synonymsfather
  4. Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

  5. a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

    SynonymsDon River
  6. a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename

    “Don Roberto”

verb

  1. put clothing on one's body

    “What should I wear today?”

    “He put on his best suit for the wedding”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University