grande damenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌɡrɑːnd ˈdɑːm/us/ˌɡrɑːnd ˈdɑːm/a woman who is respected because of her experience and knowledge of a particular subject:
Vivienne Westwood is the grande dame of British fashion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experts and specialists
- a mine of information idiom
- academician
- authority
- boffin
- buff
- child prodigy
- consultant
- hotshot
- know sth inside out idiom
- literati
- maven
- natural
- resident
- superuser
- supremo
- techie
- technician
- technocracy
- technocrat
- virtuoso
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