noun

laureate

LOR-ee-uht

noun

A person honored for outstanding achievement in a field, especially a Nobel Prize winner.

"The Nobel laureate gave a lecture on climate science."

adj

Honored with a wreath of laurel as a mark of distinction.

"The poet laureate composes verse for royal and national occasions."

How to Use Laureate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone officially honored for excellence, especially a prize winner.

Common pairings

Nobel laureate poet laureate

laureated past tense, laureates plural, laureates singular

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From Latin laureatus, "crowned with laurel," from laurea, the laurel wreath given as an award to poets and victors.

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