: the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an art or science
a Nobel laureate
specifically
: poet laureate
lau·re·ate
ˈlȯr-ē-ˌāt 
ˈlär-
laureated; laureating
1
: to crown with or as if with a laurel wreath for excellence or achievement
2
: to appoint to the office of poet laureate
1
: honored for outstanding achievement in an art or science
This was a term coined in the 1950s by Nobel laureate chemist Irving Langmuir …—
Gary Taubes
see also poet laureate
Gary Taubes2
: crowned with laurel
Minted in France in 1807, the front of the medal shows the laureate head of Emperor Napoleon and, on the reverse, an eagle clutching a thunderbolt, part of the emperor's imperial seal.—Brice Stump
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H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
This connects to one of the most important lessons from behavioral economics, as summarized in Thinking, Fast and Slow by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman.
—Jens Ludwig, Time, 15 May 2025
Better Co-Being is a series of pavilions in Osaka, one of which is designed by Pritzker Prize laureate SANAA.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told CNN Duterte’s arrest marks a major moment for the country and signals that years of impunity can be ended.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Such was the mixed reception that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore received in Saigon in 1929.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
This connects to one of the most important lessons from behavioral economics, as summarized in Thinking, Fast and Slow by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman.
—Jens Ludwig, Time, 15 May 2025
Better Co-Being is a series of pavilions in Osaka, one of which is designed by Pritzker Prize laureate SANAA.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told CNN Duterte’s arrest marks a major moment for the country and signals that years of impunity can be ended.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Laureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laureate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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