lauréat — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

lauréat is used for these senses in English:

• laureate (sometimes, _, postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel.
• laureate (dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.

laureate — full definition

1. noun A person honored for outstanding achievement in a field, especially a Nobel Prize winner.
2. adj Honored with a wreath of laurel as a mark of distinction.

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