valedictorian

noun

val·e·dic·to·ri·an ˌva-lə-ˌdik-ˈtȯr-ē-ən

: the student usually having the highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the valedictory address at the commencement exercises

Examples of valedictorian in a Sentence

She was the valedictorian of her class in 1985.

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Mangione attended the prestigious, all-boys K-12 Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated in 2016 as the valedictorian. —

Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Five days after the shooting, Luigi Mangione was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania for the killing, adding a compelling layer to the tale given that the handsome 26-year-old was the valedictorian of his posh Maryland high school and is an Ivy League graduate. —

Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024 Sign up Mangione, part of a wealthy Maryland real estate family, was 2016 valedictorian of his elite all-boys high school and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. —

Peter Weber, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024 Avery is on track to be a valedictorian of her graduating class next May. —

Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for valedictorian