lau‧re‧ate /ˈlɔːriət, ˈlɔːriɪt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: laureatus 'crowned with laurel', from laurus; ⇒ laurel]
someone who has been given an important prize or honour, especially the
Nobel prize:
Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka ⇒
Poet Laureate [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲