LAUREATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does laureate mean?
• LAUREATE (noun)
The noun LAUREATE has 1 sense:
1. someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
Familiarity information: LAUREATE used as a noun is very rare.
• LAUREATE (adjective)
The adjective LAUREATE has 1 sense:
1. worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
Familiarity information: LAUREATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LAUREATE (noun)
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)
• LAUREATE (adjective)
Meaning:
Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
Context example:
The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag
Similar:
honorable; honourable (worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect)
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