From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlaureatelau‧re‧ate /ˈlɔːriət/ noun [countable] WINsomeone who has been given an important prize or honour, especially the Nobel prize Nigeria’s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka → poet laureate
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laureate• a Nobel laureateOrigin laureate (1300-1400) Latin laureatus “crowned with laurel”, from laurus; → LAUREL 