valedictorian
nounDefinition of valedictorian
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The valedictorian of his public high school, he was nominated for West Point by his congressman, Bob Dornan, a fiery hard-right favorite of the defense industry. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of Trump," 19 Aug. 2019 Popo was this year’s valedictorian at Arabia Mountain High School in DeKalb County, the local magnet high school. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "Why Today’s Google Doodle Is So Special: raceAhead," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'valedictorian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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