📚 Laureate, noun. 🔉 /ˈlɒrɪət/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: A person who is honoured with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement. ❗️ Examples: 1. A Nobel laureate. 2. Even though Ireland can boast of two other poets who have been internationally honoured as Nobel laureates, the Monaghan man continues to occupy a special niche in our affections. 3. The 15,000 pound prize awarded to the laureate is not to be sneezed at but the chance of working with the London Symphony Orchestra for a year is to dream of. 4. To a considerable extent, a tight circle of New York intellectuals, Ivy League stars, Nobel laureates and Oxbridge luminaries replaced him and his cohort. 5. There are performances by the Kirov Ballet, a symposium of 25 Nobel laureates, concerts and the opportunity to visit outstanding museums and galleries. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic