laureate
One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureateOne crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
» Professor Reinhard Selten, Nobel laureate in economics, said: Esperanto is good for the mind.
Meaning
2 senses(dated)One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
Laureat, Laureatin
лауреа́тlaureát, лауреа́ткаlaureátka
лауреа́тlaureát, лауреа́ткаlaureátka
someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
A graduate of a university.
Examples
1 sentencesProfessor Reinhard Selten, Nobel laureate in economics, said: Esperanto is good for the mind.
Translations
8 languagesOrigin
First attested during the end of the 15th century, in Middle English; borrowed from LatinFirst attested during the end of the 15th century, in Middle English; borrowed from Latin laureātus, from laurea (“laurel crown, wreath”, a high reward given to poets and later to the triumphant) + -ātus (forming adjectives indicating possession) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from laureus (“of laurel”), from laurus (“laurel”). The verb was formed by metanalysis, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French lauréat.
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