Library / English Dictionary

LAUREATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("laureate" is a kind of...):

honoree (a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laureate"):

Nobel Laureate; Nobelist (winner of a Nobel prize)

poet laureate (the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction

Example:

The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

honorable; honourable (worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect)

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