provost

noun

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There are 2 syllables in the word provost.

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Definition of provost:

provost (noun):: someone who administers a business.; the chief dignitary of a collegiate or cathedral chapter

Synonyms for provost:

academic administrator

chief

decision maker

director

executive

executive director

head

hosteller

hotel manager

hotelier

hotelkeeper

hotelman

land agent

manager

security director

top dog

vice chancellor

Antonyms for provost:

artisan

blue-collar worker

cog in the wheel

dogsbody

employe

employee

foot soldier

hand

hired help

hired man

hired person

hireling

human resource

job-holder

jobholder

laborer

labourer

member of staff

member of the workforce

peon

personnel

proletarian

representative

resource

serf

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