dean   (Sound)

The noun dean has 4 senses

• dean -- (an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college)


• Dean, James Dean, James Byron Dean -- (United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955))


• dean, doyen -- (a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents")


• dean -- ((Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals)