Definition of laureate
(Entry 1 of 3)
: the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an art or science
a Nobel laureate
specifically
: poet laureate
laureate
verb
laureated; laureating
Definition of laureate (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to crown with or as if with a laurel wreath for excellence or achievement
2
: to appoint to the office of poet laureate
laureate
adjectiveDefinition of laureate (Entry 3 of 3)
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
2
: 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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The first known use of laureate was in 1508
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