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laureate

DEFINITIONS OF: laureate

1

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

Types:
Nobel Laureate, Nobelist
winner of a Nobel prize
poet laureate
the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain
Type of:
honoree
a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments

adj worthy of the greatest honor or distinction

“"The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub”
Synonyms
honorable, honourable
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
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