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laureate

laureate

38 7.6
A person who receives a special honor for great achievements, often in arts, literature or science
  • noun
  • /ˈlɔːr.i.ət/
translation icon : laureado
  • No doubt they were surprised when a Nobel laureate actually accepted.
  • Nobel laureate
  • poet laureate
  • Nobel laureate physicist

I mean, she's only the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Examples

  • Franck was a Nobel laureate from Germany who escaped from Hitler.

  • He was a Nobel laureate and he wrote a little book called What is Life?

  • What do you say about the youngest Nobel laureate in history?

  • In this connection, British Nobel laureate Sir Brian Peter Medawar's advice comes readily to mind.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And then finally I came across some writings by Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer.

  • Elie Wiesel, the Nobel laureate, laureate professor and author, once wrote we must always take sides.

  • Dr. Cardenas was physically youthful, quite attractive, a Nobel laureate, and the leader in her chosen field of study.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Indiana's poet laureate.

  • The poetry of survivor and Nobel Laureate Nelly Sachs can also be used effectively in the high school classroom.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The ninety-four-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate had been hospitalized for nearly three weeks.

Synonyms

great
vslaureate
55 5.9

A person famous for important achievements in a field

focuses on general distinction rather than formal field specific recognition
honoree
vslaureate
  • Formal
13 5.6

A person who gets an award for good work or service

is a higher field specific distinction usually for arts literature or sciences
awardee
vslaureate
2 4.0

A person or group that receives an award

is reserved for notable honors in particular fields rather than any award

Compounds

A person who has a Nobel Prize

poet laureate
  • Literature
7 7.9

A poet officially chosen to represent a country or town and write poems for special events

How Honored

laureate
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figure
661 4.1
unknown
629 2.3

Surface Forms

laureate singular
laureates plural

Etymology

Laureate comes from the Latin laurus, meaning 'laurel', the leaf put on a crown for winners in ancient times. So a laureate is a person who has been honored for great achievement, like someone given a laurel crown for their work.