laureatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlɒr.i.ət/us/ˈlɔːr.i.ət/a person who has been given a very high honour because of their ability in a subject of study:
a Nobel laureate
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Intelligent people
- academic
- bluestocking
- bookish
- bookworm
- brain
- bright spark
- clever
- gnome
- intellect
- intellectual
- mage
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- pandit
- sage
- scholar
- smart cookie
- smart-arse
- swot
- wit
- wonk
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