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salutatorian
[ suh-loo-tuh-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr- ]
noun
- (in some U.S. schools and colleges) the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at commencement.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of salutatorian1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; salutatory + -an
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Example Sentences
INSIDER TIP: Head downtown for salutatorian Fusion Taco, another food truck turned brick-and-mortar.
From The Daily Beast
A scholar-athlete, he was salutatorian in his graduating class.
From The Daily Beast
But Bettie, with a 97.19 average, was beat out by .14 points, and had to settle for Salutatorian status.
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All the salutatorian had to do was to sit still and hear what the other speakers had to say and feel good.
From Project Gutenberg
May 29, 1884, he graduated from the Atlanta Baptist College as salutatorian.
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